]> BRGACKER Guide to the Joe Randolph Ackerley collection of papers, 1919-1969 Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS AckerleyGuide to the Joe Randolph Ackerley collection of papers, 1919-1969 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by:Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Joe Randolph Ackerley collection of papers, 1919-1969 Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967 Berg Coll MSS Ackerley16 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence by and about the author. Subjects Personal Names Barker, George, 1913- Braybrooke, Neville, 1925- Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953. Sackville-West, Edward, Hon., 1901-1965. Woolf, Cecil. Subjects Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967. Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography

Joe Randolph Ackerley was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and editor.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence by and about the author. The manuscripts and typescripts include notes and drafts of novels, incomplete essays, plays, and a biography of E. M. Forster. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1919 to 1967, to Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Edward Sackville-West, and Cecil Woolf, as well as a letter relating to the author, dated 1969, from Neville Braybrooke to George Barker.

Series Descriptions Manuscripts & Typescripts Manuscripts Manuscript box E. M. Forster. Holograph and typescript memoir n.d. ms. 38 p. [My dog Tulip]. Holograph and typescript notes and drafts n.d. ms. 491 p. Manuscript box [My father and myself]. Holograph notes. 6 p. of the notes are on a note pad n.d. ms. 59 p.

On verso of p. 35 his: AL (draft) to W. J. H. ("Jack") Sprott. [n.d.] 1 p.

Manuscript box [On Siegfried Sassoon]. Holograph (incomplete) 1950 June 30 ms. 6 p. Manuscript box [Prisoners of war, The]. Holograph play n.d. ms. 108 p. Typescripts Manuscript box [My dog Tulip]. Chapter VII: Inconclusion. Typescript with his ms. corrections n.d. typescripts (emended) 13 p. Manuscript box We think the world of you: or, a bit of fresh air: a fable. Typescript with his ms. corrections n.d. typescripts (emended) 149 p.

With TLS from T. H. Newby to Joe Randolph Ackerley. April 10, 1956. 1 p.

Correspondence Outgoing Manuscript box Marsh, Sir Edward Howard. ALS 1919 June 2 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Sackville-West, Edward. 5 ALS and 1 TLS 1941 Jan. 8 - 1941 Jan. 14 corr. out 6 items Manuscript box (Vietnam) Woolf, Cecil and John Bagguley, eds. Authors take sides on Vietnam. Correspondence with Joe Randolph Ackerley 1967 corr. out 1 folder Related Manuscript box (Barker, G.) Braybooke, Neville. TLS to George Barker. Relates to Joe Randolph Ackerley's correspondence with Barker 1969 Aug. 22 corr. About 1 p.