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Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS FirbankGuide to the Ronald Firbank collection of papers, 1896-1952 bulk (1905-1926) 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 with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Ronald Firbank collection of papers, 1896-1952 bulk (1905-1926) Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926. Berg Coll MSS Firbank279 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 and typescripts, notebooks, correspondence, legal documents, pictorial works, flower cuttings, an album of photographs and autographs, and portraits. Subjects Personal Names Firbank, Heather. Firbank, Jane Harriette Garrett. Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Wallace, Edwin James. Subjects Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926. Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926 -- Portraits. Document Types Albums. Correspondence. Notebooks. Administration Information Source

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

Custodial History

Former owners include Carl Van Vechten.

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

Ronald Firbank, born Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank, was a British novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, notebooks, correspondence by and about the author, legal documents, pictorial works, flower cuttings, an album of photographs and autographs, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include typewritten drafts of stories, holograph notes and fragments of works, as well translations of the the author's works. The undated notebooks include stories, novels, and translations. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence by the author, dating from 1922 to 1925, to Carl Van Vechten,and others. The collection also includes letters about the author, dating from 1905 to 1952, between various correspondents including Heather Firbank, Lady Jane Harriette Garrett Firbank, Carl Van Vechten, Edwin James Wallace and others. There are letters to the author from Guy Chapman, members of the Firbank family, Manuel (Manolo) de Hernandez y Sevilla, Antonio de Hoyos y Vincent, Rollo St. Clair Talboys, Carl Van Vechten, H. G. Wells, and others, dating from 1897 to 1926.

Container List Manuscripts and Typescripts Manuscripts Manuscript box Holograph (?) list of schools attended n.d. ms. 1 p. Manuscript box Listes des noms arabes hommes et femmes. Holograph. Mutilated n.d. ms. 1 p. Manuscript box [new rythum, The] Holograph fragments n.d. ms. 2 p. Oversize (+) Odette: una fiaba per le anime stanche. [Translated into Italian by Heather Firbank] Manuscript in the translator's hand 1923 Apr. ms. 36 p. Oversize (+) Odette: una fiaba per le anime stanche. [Translated into Italian by Heather Firbank] Manuscript in the translator's hand. Another draft ms. 54 p. Manuscript box [Story] "it was Ethel Willimington..." Holograph fragment n.d. ms. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. Inventory of furniture and chattels deposited by Lady Firbank at the Pantechnicon [London] on July 26, 1912. Manuscript 1912 July 26 ms. 20 p. Notebooks Cased [Concerning the eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli] Four holograph notebooks n.d. notebooks 4 v.

On p. 45 of notebook No. 1 see "Vainglory" and on p. 73, notes for The new rythum. Notebook no. 4 has one loose leaf laid in

Cased [Prancing nigger] Holograph notebook n.d. notebooks 19 p. Cased [Princess Zoubaroff, Valmouth, The] Holograph notebook. Contains many pen and pencil sketches n.d. notebooks 94 p. Cased [Santal and The flower beneath the foot] Holograph notebook. Written during Firbank's stay in Algeria and Tunisia, Sept. 1920-March 1921 n.d. notebooks 80 p. Oversize (+) [Santal] Holograph notebook. Unbound n.d. notebooks 5 p.

20 leaves laid in; lithograph of Greek boy decorating a Grecian urn

Cased Story, unidentified, translated into French by Heather Firbank n.d. notebooks 1 v. Typescripts Oversize (+) [artificial princess, The] Typescript n.d. typescripts 38 p.

Laid in are 2 p. holograph notes concerning foreword, text, and title.

Oversize (+) [artificial princess, The] Typescript. Fair copy n.d. typescripts 82 p. Oversize (+) [artificial princess, The] Typescript containing the author's ms. corrections and other corrections in an unidentified hand n.d. typescripts (emended) 45 p.

Laid in are 4 p. holograph test, containing the end of the text, undated

Oversize (+) [artificial princess, The] Typescript with the author's ms. corrections n.d. typescripts (emended) 94 p. Cased Concerning the eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli. Typescript (carbon) with the author's ms. corrections n.d. typescripts (emended) 92 p. Manuscript box Odette d'Antrevernes; a fairy tale for weary people. Typescript n.d. typescripts 12 p. Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box [Duckworth & co.?], ALS (draft) to [n.d.] corr. out 3 p. Cased Firbank, Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett). ALS to [n.y.] Sept. 28 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Firbank, Thomas Joseph. ALS to 1924 Dec. 20 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Hallett, A[--?] E[--?]. ALS to 1925 Feb. 21 corr. out 2 p.

With: Hallett, A[--?] E[--?]. ALS to Arthur Amnesley Ronald Firbank. Feb. 16, 1925

Manuscript box medical certificates, 2 AL (copies) of 1916 Feb. 22, 1917 Mar. 30 corr. out 2 items

Signed by David Ferrier

Manuscript box Pinker, [Eric]. ALS to 1923 June 8 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box [Van Vechten], [Carl]. ALS to [1922] Mar. 29 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Van Vechten, [Carl]. ALS to 1922 May 3 corr. out 3 p.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], [Carl]. ALS to 1922 May 4 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Van Vechten, [Carl]. ALS to 1922 June 4 corr. out 2 p.

Manuscript box Van Vechten, [Carl]. AL to 1922 June 10 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box Van Vechten, [Carl]. ALS to [1922] June 29 corr. out 7 p.

Manuscript box Van Vechten, Carl. AL to [1922] July 29 corr. out 7 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box Van Vechten, [Carl]. ALS to [1922 Aug.] 29 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to [1922] Sept. 11 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], [Carl]. ALS to 1922 Nov. 8 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1922 Dec. 2 corr. out 5 p.

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. ALS to 1923 Jan. 17 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to [1923 Feb. 12] corr. out 1 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Feb. 13 corr. out 1 p.

Signed with initial R.; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. ALS to 1923 Feb. 24 corr. out 2 p.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Mar. 1 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials R. F.; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. ALS to 1923 Mar. 20 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Apr. 22 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials R. F.; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Apr. 28 corr. out 3 p.

Signed with initials R. F.; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 May 26 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials R. F.; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 June 19 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to [1923] July 4 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 July 16 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 July 19 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Aug. 20 corr. out 2 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Aug. 26 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Sept. 8 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Sept. 28 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to [1923] Oct. 1 corr. out 3 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Nov. 1 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Nov. 17 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald; B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1923 Dec. 1 corr. out 2 p.

Signed with initials B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 Feb. 13 corr. out 1 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 Mar. 29 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. ALS to 1924 Apr. 16 corr. out 2 p.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 May 22; 1924 May 26 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 June 27 corr. out 5 p.

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 Sept. 25 corr. out 5 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1924 Dec. 16 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1925 May 23 corr. out 6 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1925 June 22 corr. out 6 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1925 Sept. 11 corr. out 1 item

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to [1925] Oct. 31 corr. out 2 p.

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [Van Vechten], Carl. AL to 1925 Dec. 17 corr. out 1 item

Signed Ronald. B.

Manuscript box [--?], AL to [n.d.] corr. out 3 p. Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box Benson, Stella. ALS to Firbank [ca. 1916] Nov. 26 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron. 3 ALS to Firbank. Two undated 1926 Jan. 14 in. corr. 3 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Brentano's, New York. TLS to Firbank 1925 Nov. 30 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Chapman, Guy. TLS to Firbank. Publisher's suggestions for his Complete edition 1925 June 26 in. corr. 4 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Cottrell, J[--?] G[--?]. ALS to Firbank 1925 Oct. 28 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Cunard, Nancy. Postcard to Firbank 1923 Aug. 21 in. corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 2 ALS to Firbank 1910 Dec. 1; 1913 Feb. 18 in. corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Gwendoline Lewis. 2 ALS to Firbank. Writer is sister-in-law of Ronald Firbank 1925 Nov. 10; 1925 Nov. 28 in. corr. 1 leaf each Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. TL (carbon) and Christmas card to Firbank. Letter is undated. Writer is sister of Ronald Firbank 1903 in. corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. 3 ALS to Firbank. One undated. Writer is sister of Ronald Firbank [n.y.] Apr. 13; [n.y.] Apr. 22 in. corr. 3 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Hubert Somerset. 2 ALS to Firbank. Writer is Ronald Firbank's brother 1901 Oct. 15; 1902 Feb. 2 in. corr. 2 leaves each Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. 8 ALS to Firbank. Writer is Ronald Firbank's mother 1901 Sept. 29 - 1914 Aug. 7 in. corr. 8 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. ALS to Firbank. Writer is Ronald Firbank's mother 1923 Oct. 18 in. corr. 1 p.

On verso is ALS from C. Edith Innes to Firbank, [n.d.]. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Joseph Sydney. ALS to Firbank. Writer is Ronald Firbank's brother [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Sir J. Thomas. 2 ALS to Firbank. Writer is Ronald Firbank's father 1902 Dec. 17; 1902 Dec. 28 in. corr. 2 leaves each Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Thomas Joseph. ALS to Firbank. Writer is Firbank's nephew 1924 Dec. 31 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Firbank) Fleming-Jones, Frances X. ALS to Firbank 1924 Mar. 5 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box (Firbank) Hallett, A[--?] E[--?]. ALS to Firbank 1925 Feb. 16 in. corr. 2 leaves

Accompanied by: Firbank, Ronald. ALS to A. E. Hallett, Feb. 21, 1925. 2 p.; and Hallett, A. E. ALS to Heather Firbank, Feb. 24, 1925. 1 leaf

Manuscript box (Firbank) Hernandez y Sevilla, Manuel (Manolo) de. ALS, ANS to Firbank [n.d.] in. corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Hoyos y Vincent, Antonio de. 2 ANS to Firbank [n.d.] in. corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) John, Augustus Edwin. ALS to Firbank. Date from postmark 1916 June 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Kennard, Sir Coleridge. ALS to Firbank 1916 June 24 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Letters, ALS, etc. from miscellaneous correspondents, not listed separately, to Firbank 1897 June 22 - 1925 Sept. 11 in. corr. 2 folders Manuscript box Nicolson, Harold George. ANS to Firbank [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Richards, Grant. 2 TLS to Firbank. Relates to comments on Vainglory 1915 Apr. 26; 1915 May 10 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box (Firbank) Stagg, Hunter. ALS to Firbank [1925?] Sept. 10 in. corr. 7 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Sutfin, Willson Sterling. ALS, AN to Firbank. The note is undated [n.y.] May 2 in. corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Talboys, Rollo St. Clair. ALS to Firbank 1904 March 20 in. corr. 3 leaves Manuscript box Van Vechten, Carl. Typewritten copy of letter to Firbank 1922 Mar. 12 in. corr. 1 p.

Manuscript box Van Vechten, Carl. 10 ALS, 7 TLS, 1 calling card to Firbank 1922 Mar. 12 - [1924] Nov. 15 in. corr. 18 items Manuscript box Van Vechten, Carl. ALS, 2 TLS to Firbank. One letter undated [n.y.] Mar. 3; [n.y.] Aug. 30 in. corr. 3 items (Firbank). In: Vol. 1, p. 45 of Album of photographs and autographs collected by Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank Wells, Herbert George. ALS to Firbank on card [n.d.] in. corr. 1 item Related Correspondence Manuscript box (Firbank) Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron. ALS to Jocelyn Brooke. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1948 Nov. 19 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Biais, Henry. ALS to [--?] Letter of recommendation for Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1906 Jan. 26 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Briggs, Eliza. ALS to [--?] Letter of recommendation for Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1906 Jan. 26 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Bruogn, M. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Letter commending son of correspondent 1906 Feb. 8 related corr. 3 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Cecil, Lord David. TLS to Jocelyn Brooke. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1951 May 22 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Colnaghi & Co., London. TLS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) 1915 Aug. 4 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Commercial Union Assurance co., London. LS (copy) to Field, Roscoe & co. Relates to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank [n.d.] related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Cottrell, J[--?] G[--?] ALS to Heather Firbank 1926 July 7 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Duveen bros., New York. TLS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) 1922 Feb. 2 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Esslangon, A. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Letter commending son of correspondent 1906 Jan. 28 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Field, Roscoe & co., London. 3 ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank 1911 Oct. 30 - 1913 Nov. 30 related corr. 3 items

On verso of p. 1 of letter of Nov. 30, 1913 is draft reply by Lady Firbank. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Firbank) Field, Roscoe & co., London. TLS to Heather Firbank 1924 May 27 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Gwendoline Lewis. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1914 Dec. 9 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. 2 ALS (copies) to Arthur S. B. Graham 1923 Mar. 20, 1923 Mar. 25 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. 4 AL (drafts) to various solicitors 1926 July 26 - 1926 Sept. 26 related corr. 4 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. ALS (draft) to Sydney A. Innes [1926?] related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. ALS to Robert Morrison [n.d.] related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Heather. ALS, AL (draft) to Robert Pollock 1926 June 13, 1926 June 22 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. 2 ALS to Heather Firbank 1919 Sept. 9, [n.d.] related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. ALS to Sir Joseph Thomas Firbank 1906 Nov. 7 related corr. 1 item

With envelope inscribed "In the event of my death to be given to my darling husband."

Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. ALS (copy) to [--?] Long [1916?] Feb. 13 related corr. 5 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. 3 ALS (copies) to North British & Mercantile Insurance co. 1912 Nov. 1 - 1915 Dec. 15 related corr. 3 items

With: North British & Mercantile Insurance co., London. Letters, TLS, accounts, etc. to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Nov. 7, 1911-Dec. 2, 1921. 42 p. 7 folders. In folder 1

Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. ALS to Under-Secretary of State 1916 Mar. 2 related corr. 2 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Thomas Joseph. 2 ALS, ANS, sketch to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. One dated. 1913 Nov. 15 related corr. 3 items

Removed from Lady Firbank's bible

Manuscript box (Van Vechten, C.) Ford, F. E. LS to Carl Van Vechten. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank [1937 Oct. 4] related corr. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Firbank) Garrett, A. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank [n.y.] Oct. 18 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Graham, Arthur S[--?] B[--?]. TNS to Heather Firbank. Relates to the death of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1926 May 26 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Herraiz, Rafaela Llorens de. ALS to [--?]. Letter of recommendation for Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1906 Jan. 31 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Hill, Clement. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank 1905 Mar. 13 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Innes, Sydney A[--?]. 2 ALS to Heather Firbank 1926 May 31, 1926 June 15 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Johnston, R[--?] E[--?]. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Relates to son of correspondent 1906 Aug. 10 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Latham, Arthur. ALS to Sir Joseph Thomas Firbank 1905 Sept 26 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Le Sievre, J[--?] W[--?] S[--?]. ALS to [--?]. Letter of recommendation for Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1906 June 20 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Leslie, Shane. ALS to Jocelyn Brooke. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1952 Jan. 27 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Macbean, Alexander. ALS to [--?]. Letter of recommendation for Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1906 Jan. 24 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Van Vechten) McClure, John. LS to [Carl] Van Vechten 1922 May 22 related corr. 1 p.

Encloses: AL, in the third person, from Lady Firbank to "The Editor of 'The Double-Dealer national magazine.'" May 2, 1922. 1 leaf.

Manuscript box (Firbank) Morrison, Robert. ALS to Heather Firbank 1926 July 16 related corr. 2 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne. 2 ALS to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1924 Nov. 29, 1926 Jan. 3 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Nicolson, Harold George. TLS to Jocelyn Brooke. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1948 Nov. 30 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) North British & Mercantile Insurance co., London. Letters, TLS, accounts, etc. to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. 1911 Nov. 7 - 1921 Dec. 2 related corr. 42 p. in 7 folders

Accompanied by: Firbank, Lady. 3 ALS (copies) to North British & Mercantile Insurance co., Nov. 1, 1912-Dec. 15, 1915. Folder 1

Manuscript box (Firbank) Payen-Payne, de Vincheles. ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Relates to school attended by Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1905 Dec. 9 related corr. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Pollock, Robert. TLS (carbon) to Heather Firbank 1926 Aug. 25 related corr. 1 p.

Encloses copy of agreement between Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank, the correspondent's brother, and The Incorporated society of authors, on the occasion of having received from the author 1000 [pounds] on April 23, 1926

Manuscript box (Firbank) Richard, Grant. 2 TLS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Relates to her son's work 1915 Mar. 29, 1922 Nov. 2 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Van Vechten) Roditi, Edouard. LS to Carl Van Vechten. Relates to his translation of A. A. R. Firbank's La princesse artificielle [1938] related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Van Vechten) [Rose, Stuart?] AL to Carl Van Vechten. Relates to A. A. R. Firbank's Prancing Nigger [1937 Dec. 17] related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Shirres, G[--?] B[--?]. 2 ALS to Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank. Relates to her son's curriculum 1906 Aug. 3?, 1906 Dec. 14 related corr. 2 items Manuscript box (Firbank) Shirres, G[--?] B[--?]. ALS to [--?]. In reply to an education matter concerning A. A. R. Firbank 1906 Sept. 14 related corr. 1 p.

Letter of enquiry, 1 leaf, enclosed

Manuscript box (Van Vechten) Wallace, Edwin James. ALS to Carl Van Vechten. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank 1923 Jan. 13 related corr. 2 p.

Manuscript box (Van Vechten) Wallace, Edwin James. ALS to [Carl] Van Vechten. Relates to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. On correspondence card [1923] Mar. 8 related corr. 1 item

Legal Documents Manuscript box (Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. Codicil to her Will. Holograph. Relates to the disposition of Heather Firbank's life insurance policy 1923 Nov. 29 legal docs. 1 p. Manuscript box (Firbank) Mathews, Elkin, ltd. London. Royalty statement for Ronald Firbank's Odette d'Antrevernes 1906 Feb. 5 legal docs. 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Memorandum of agreement between Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank and Brentano's Inc., New York, for the publication of Prancing nigger 1924 Feb. 9 legal docs. 4 p.

Signed by both parties

Manuscript box (Firbank) Memorandum of agreement between Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank and Lady Jane Harriette (Garrett) Firbank for the rental of Denbigh cottage, Richmond, Surrey [England] 1920 legal docs. 3 p.

Signed by both parties

Manuscript box (Firbank) Richards, Grant, ltd. London. Royalty statement for June 30, 1921-Dec. 31, 1922. Includes Ronald Firbank's Santal, Flower beneath the foot, Vainglory, Inclinations, etc. 1921 June 30 - 1922 Dec. 31 legal docs. 1 item

With additional statement, headed Approximate, for July 1, 1921-June 22, 1922, with Firbank's ms. note at bottom of page

Portraits and Pictorial Works Pictorial Works Manuscript box Original water-colors (4). Three dated 1899 June 18 - 1900 Dec. 12 pictorial works 4 items

One signed

(Firbank) Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynee. [Firbank, A. A. R. The flower beneath the foot] Original pen-and-ink drawing for cover. 12 x 19 cm. n.d. pictorial works 1 item

Signed

(Firbank) Rops, Felicien. [Firbank, A. A. R. Vainglory] Original pastel drawing for frontispiece. 7 x 15 cm.; mounted 18 x 23 cm. n.d. pictorial works 1 item Portraits Oversize (+)(Firbank) Hoppe, Emil Otto. Portrait photograph of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. 19 x 14 cm.; mounted 37 x 24 cm. n.d. portraits 1 item

Signed by photographer

Oversize (+++)(Firbank) John, Augustus. [Firbank, A. A. R. Portraits] Photographs (2) of drawings. Two additional photographs of portraits by unidentified artists n.d. portraits 2 items Oversize (+)(Firbank) Langfier ltd., London. Portrait photograph of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. 36 x 28 cm. n.d. portraits 1 item (Firbank) Lewis, Wyndham. [Firbank, A. A. R. Portrait] Photograph of drawing n.d. portraits 1 item Oversize (+++)(Firbank) Mortimer vicarage school. Photograph of the class of 1896. Includes Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. Mounted 1896 portraits 1 item Manuscript box (Firbank) Park, Bertram. Portrait photographs (2) of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. 20 x 16 cm.; mounted 22 x 17 cm. n.d. portraits 2 items

Signed by the photographer

Oversize (+++)(Firbank) Park, Bertram. Two portrait photographs of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. 20 x 15 cm.; mounted 42 x 29 cm. n.d. portraits 2 items

Signed. Inscribed on mounts for Carl Van Vechten, 1923, and accompanied by the latter's bookplate

Oversize (+) Photographs (2) of Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. Both mounted n.d. portraits 2 items Manuscript box Portrait photographs (4). One dated 1909 portraits 4 items

One signed

Miscellaneous (Firbank) Album of photographs and autographs collected by Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank. Vol. 2 contains mostly photographs and autographs of theatrical personalities n.d. albums 2 v.

In vol. 1, p. 2: Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of. ALS to his banker, July 20, 1842. 3 p.; in vol. 1, p. 45: Wells, H. G. ALS to Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank [n.d.] card. In vol. 1, p. 59: Harte, Bret. ALS to Mr. Watt, Nov. 1, 1893 card

(Firbank) Firbank, Jane Harriette (Garrett), Lady. Sprig of white heather affixed to a sheet inscribed "Given me for 'good luck' by my darling Artie leaving Victoria station Oct. 14, 1913 for Pau." 1913 Oct. 14 flora 1 p.