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 Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS WattGuide to the A. P. Watt and Son Records, 1861-1971 bulk (1880-1949). 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 Staff 2006 Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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 Descriptive Summary A. P. Watt and Son Records, 1861-1971 bulk (1880-1949). A. P. Watt and Son. Berg Coll MSS Wattca. 2,468 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 typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence, and legal and financial documents. Subjects Personal Names Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924. Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930. Garvice, Charles, d. 1920. Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925. Jones, Meyrick. Paget, Harold, b. 1876. Roberts, Michael, 1902-1948. Vyver, Bertha. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Adams, Maude, 1872-1953. Barham, T. Foster. Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901. Buchan, John, 1875-1940. Chandler, Ernest V.Doyle, Jean Leckie, Lady. Fabulet, Louis, 1862-1933. Gillette, William, 1853-1937. Jenkins, Edward, 1838-1910. Kipling, Caroline (Balestier)Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Little, James Stanley. Lucoque, H. L. Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956. Murray, David Christie, 1847-1907. Scott-Moncrieff, William Dundas.Southgate, Lucienne. Wells, Catherine, 1872-1927. Wells, Marjorie Craig. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Organizations Field, Roscoe & Company. J. W. Arrowsmith.Benn, Ernest, limited, London.Cassell & Company. Doubleday, Page & CompanyHeinemann (Firm) Sampson Low, Marston & Company. Maffey & BrennallPaget Literary AgencyParamount Pictures.Tillotson & Son Subjects Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924. Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. A. P. Watt and Son. Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

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

 Custodial History

The bulk of the materials were received from the files of A. P. Watt and Son.

 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

A. P. Watt and Son is a British literary agency. It was founded in 1875 by Alexander Pollock Watt.

 Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence, and legal and financial documents. The typescripts and manuscript consist of memoranda and miscellaneous items relating to Marie Corelli, Rudyard Kipling, William Somerset Maugham, and Herbert George Wells. The correspondence consists of letters from the firm, dating from 1879 to 1971, to Wystan Hugh Auden, Marie Corelli, Charles Garvice, Harold Paget, Michael Roberts, Bertha Vyver, H. G. Wells, the publishing firm Doubleday & Co., the literary agency of Field, Roscoe & Co., and others, as well as an undated letter relating to the firm from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Meyrick Jones, and letters drafted for A. P. Watt and Son by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, dated 1887. There are letters to A. P. Watt and Son from Maude Adams, J. W. Arrowsmith (Bristol, England), T. Foster Barham, Benn (Ernest) Ltd., Sir Walter Besant, John Buchan, Cassell & Co., Ernest V. Chandler, Marie Corelli, Doubleday, Page & Co., A. C. Doyle, Lady Jean (Leckie) Doyle, Louis Fabulet, Field, Roscoe & Co., William Hooker Gillette, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, William Heinemann Ltd., Edward Jenkins, Caroline (Balestier) Kipling, Rudyard Kipling, James Stanley Little, Low (Sampson) Marston & Co., H. L. Lucoque, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Maffey & Brennall, W. S. Maugham, A. A. Milne, David Christie Murray, Paget Literary Agency, Paramount Pictures, William Dundas Scott-Moncrieff, Lucienne Southgate, Tillotson & Son, Amy Catherine (Robbins) Wells, H. G. Wells, Marjorie (Craig) Wells, W. B. Yeats, and others, dating from 1878 to 1971.

 Container List Manuscripts and Typescripts Manuscript box Copyright novels which belong to me. Holograph (?) [1882 Jan.] ms. 5 p.

With related holograph notes, 2 p. and ms. copy of a list of his works, 3 p.; From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Kipling) 44 memoranda relating to Rudyard Kipling 1891 - 1939 ms. 3 folders Manuscript box (Corelli) 14 typed memoranda and 9 miscellaneous pieces relating to Marie Corelli 1915 - 1945 typescripts 2 folders Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Letters of Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Manuscript list in an unidentified hand. Pages 1-5 written on stationery of A. P. Watt, literary agent. List in an unidentified hand of letters "I recommend should not be sold." n.d. ms. 7 p.

Accompanied by 2 ms. receipts, signed by Georgina Hogarth, Feb. 13 and 25, 1890. 1 p.each

Manuscript box (Wells) 100 typed memoranda, notes of conversations, etc., relating to Herbert George Wells 1926 - 1932 typescripts 3 folders Manuscript box (Maugham) 2 typed memoranda, 1 miscellaneous piece relating to William Somerset Maugham 1949 - 1954 typescripts 3 items Financial and Legal Documents Financial Documents Manuscript box (Braddon) Royalty statements (10) made out to Mrs. Maxwell [Mary Elizabeth Braddon] 1913 July 31 - 1914 Oct. 14 financial docs. 1 folder Manuscript box [Summary of royalty payments made during April 1898] Typescript 1898 Apr. 1 - 1898 Apr. 30 financial docs. 21 p. Legal Documents Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreements (5) between Wilkie Collins or A. P. Watt as agent and George Bentley, Richard Bentley, Chatto & Windus and the Illustrated London news for the publication of his works 1861 Mar. 11 - 1889 Nov. legal docs. 1 folder

From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between Wilkie Collins and Kelly & Co. for the serial publication of an unnamed novel. In Collins' hand. Draft of proposed memorandum [1883?] legal docs. 2 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between Wilkie Collins and Kelly & Co. for the serial publication of an unnamed novel. Manuscript copy with Collins' ms. revisions n.d. legal docs. 3 p.

Signed for Kelly & Co.; From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between Wilkie Collins and William Frederic Tillotson and William Brimelow for the publication of an unnamed novel [The evil genius]. In Wilkie Collins' hand. Draft of proposed agreement [1884] legal docs. 2 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between Wilkie Collins and William Frederic Tillotson and William Brimelow for the publication of an unnamed novel [The evil genius]. Manuscript copy of proposed agreement with Collins' ms. revisions n.d. legal docs. 3 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between Wilkie Collins and William Frederic Tillotson and William Brimelow for the publication of an unnamed novel [The evil genius] 1884 Dec. 8 legal docs. 3 p.

Signed by Tillotson. With copyright documents for The evil genius from Stationer's hall, Sept. 26, 1885, and the British museum, Sept. 30, 1885; and 2 related receipts from A. P. Watt. From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Stationers' company, London. Two memoranda of copyright registration made out to Wilkie Collins for his The victims of circumstantial evidence and The legacy of Cain 1886 Dec. 16; 1887 Oct. 29 legal docs. 1 p. each

From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Cased Letter books. Letters (copies) to various authors and publishers, etc. Vols. Numbered on spines through XXV. Lacking vols. I, V-VI, XII, XIV, XX-XXIV. Vol. [16] contains letters to or relating to H. Rider Haggard. Each volume indexed separately at front 1879 Oct. - 1891 June corr. out 16 v.

Partial description and list of correspondents laid in vol. [1]. Includes letters addressed to Walter Besant, Hall Caine, Wilkie Collins, A. C. Doyle, Haggard, Bret Harte, Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Lang

Manuscript box (Auden) Auden, W. H. TL (carbon) to. Relates to Oxford book of light verse 1937 Nov. 23 corr. out 2 p.

Came with Watt archive

Manuscript box (Yeats) Chappell & Co, Ltd. 2 TL (copies) to. Relate to W. B. Yeats' The Countess Cathleen 1912 Aug. 13; 1912 Aug. 20 corr. out 1 p. each Manuscript box (Corelli) Corelli, Marie. ALS (draft), 5 AL (drafts), 4 TL (drafts) to [1906 July 10] - 1911 Feb. 10 corr. out 10 letters in 2 folders Manuscript box (Corelli) Corelli, Marie. 3 TL (carbons) to 1915 Nov. 16 - 1915 Dec. 10 corr. out 3 p. each Manuscript box (Corelli) Correspondence between A. P. Watt & Son and others. Relates to Marie Corelli's charge that George Gray's The people's king infringed the copyright of her Temporal power 1913 Jan. 22 - 1913 Feb. 20 corr. out 11 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Graves, R.) Doubleday & Co. 18 TLS, 1 telegram. Relates to Robert Graves 1948 Mar. 2 - 1971 Nov. 10 corr. out 19 letters in 4 folders

With carbons of 13 letters, 1 telegram, and 1 memorandum from Doubleday to A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box (Corelli) Field, Roscoe & Co. 11 TL (carbons), 6 TN (carbons) and 8 statements of account to. Relate to Marie Corelli 1916 Mar. 22 - 1945 Feb. 20 corr. out 25 letters in 2 folders Manuscript box (Albanesi) Garvice, Charles. TL (copy) to. Relates to agreement between Garvice and Effie Adelaide Maria Albanesi 1912 Apr. 1 corr. out 1 p.

With: [Garvice, Charles] TL (carbon) to Effie Adelaide Maria Albanesi. May 19, 1910

Manuscript box (Corelli) Maffey & Brentnall. 16 TL (carbons), 6 TN (carbons) to. Relate to Marie Corelli 1925 Jan. 12 - 1945 Jan. 9 corr. out 22 letters in 2 folders Manuscript box (Vachell) Paget, Harold. 16 TL (carbons) to. Relate to Horace Annesley Vachell 1913 Nov. 21 - 1915 Jan. 15 corr. out 16 letters in 1 folder

With two related memoranda

Manuscript box (Conrad) Pinker, J. B., & son. 4 TLS to. Relate to Joseph Conrad and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1923 Jan. 29 - 1928 May 15 corr. out 1 p. each

John D. Gordan bequest

Manuscript box Roberts, Michael. TL to. Relates to W. B. Yeats' inclusion in The Faber book of modern verse, 1936 1935 May 20 corr. out 1 p.

Signed H. Watt. With envelope; With: Yeats, W. B. TLS to Michael Roberts. Nov. 12, 1935. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Cooper, K. S.) Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Letter to. Relates to Katherine Saunders Cooper 1880 Aug. 4 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box (Corelli) Vyver, Bertha. 4 TL (carbons), 1 TN (carbon) to. Correspondent was secretary to Marie Corelli 1938 Oct. 17 - 1938 Dec. 21 corr. out 5 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Harte) Ward and Downey. ALS to 1886 Mar. 15 corr. out 1 p.

Encloses Stationers' Hall copyright permit for Britain of Bret Harte's Snow bound at Eagles, March 15, 1886

Manuscript box (Wells) Wells, Herbert George. 49 TL (carbons) to 1917 Jan. 26 - 1931 Sept. 7 corr. out 49 letters in 2 folders Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box Abbott, John Henry Macartney. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. 1904 Jan. 2 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Adams, Maude. 3 ALS, 9 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to the film productions of Rudyard Kipling's stories 1929 Feb. 14 - 1931 July 11 in. corr. 12 letters in 5 folders

With 13 TL (carbon) replies and related material including five TLS from Field Roscoe & Co. to Watt enclosing 3 draft agreements

Manuscript box Albanesi, Effie Adelaide Maria. ALS to [A. P. Watt and son] 1935 May 23 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Besant, W.) Arrowsmith, J. W., firm, publishers, Bristol, England. 11 LS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Sir Walter Besant and David Christie Murray 1887 Feb. 11 - 1887 July 22 in. corr. 11 letters in 2 folders Manuscript box Bagot, Richard. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1903 Feb. 7; 1908 Dec. 7 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 leaf Manuscript box Baillie-Saunders, Margaret (Crowther). ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] May 23 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Bairnsfather, Bruce. LS, TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1919 Jan. 13; [n.y.] Mar. 18 in. corr. 1 p.; 3 p. Manuscript box Balchin, Nigel. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1944 Feb. 13 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin, 1st earl. AL to A. P. Watt and son 1943 June 10 in. corr. 1 p.

Signed Baldwin of Bewdley. With carbons of two letters from Watt, June 8 and 15, 1943. Relate to Lord Halifax

Manuscript box Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of. 2 TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1922 May 31; 1929 Feb. 28 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box (Kipling) Bambridge, Elsie (Kipling). ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Laurence Hanson's inquiries about her father's (Rudyard Kipling's) books, etc. [1940] Dec. 2 in. corr. 2 leaves

With TL (carbon) reply and memorandum; TLS from Mrs. Bambridge's secretary, Mary e. Walford, Feb. 13, 1945

Manuscript box Bannerman, Sir Alexander, bart. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1920 June 29 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box (Besant, W.) Barham, T. Foster. 7 ALS, 2 TLS, 4 miscellaneous pieces to A. P. Watt and son 1890 June 5 - 1906 Sept. 25 in. corr. 13 letters in 6 folders

With TL (carbon) reply, Jan. 6, 1911 and five statements of account from the Executors of Sir Walter Besant to Barham and son

Manuscript box Baring, Maurice. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Mentions Hilaire Belloc 1935 May 24 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Becke, Louis. LS to A. P. Watt and son. Mentions Walter Jeffery and T. F. Unwin 1896 May 25 in. corr. 5 p.

Encloses "List of payments", "Suggested amended agreement between Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery and Messrs. A. P. Watt and son", etc.; with Becke's holograph note on sale of copyrights, 1 p.

Manuscript box Beith, John Hay. 4 TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1933 June 7 - 1935 May 17 in. corr. 4 letters

With two TL (carbon) replies

Manuscript box (Corelli) Bell, A[--?] H[--?]. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Marie Corelli 1913 Jan. 25; 1913 Jan. 31 in. corr. 2 p.; 3 p. Manuscript box Bell, Adrian. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Sept. 24 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Belloc, Hilaire. ALS, ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1903 July 18; 1903 Aug. 6 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 leaves Manuscript box Benét, Stephen Vincent. TNS to A. P. Watt and son [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Wells) Benn (Ernest) Ltd. 11 TNS, 6 TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Essex edition of H. G. Wells 1926 June 8 - 1932 May 12 in. corr. 17 letters in 3 folders

With carbons of 18 letters from Watt to Benn

Manuscript box (Cescinsky) Benn (Ernest) Ltd. 3 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Herbert Cescinsky 1932 Aug. 23 - 1932 Sept. 7 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 p.; 1 p.

With TL (carbon) reply

Manuscript box Benson, Edward Frederic. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 18; 1935 May 28 in. corr. 1 leaf; 3 p. Manuscript box (Besant, W.) Besant, Mary (Garrett), lady. 3 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to her husband, Sir Walter Besant [1901] June 15 - [1901] July 8 in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 leaf; 1 p. Manuscript box Besant, Sir Walter. 1 ALS, 9 ANS, 1 TLS, 7 miscellaneous pieces to A. P. Watt and son. Several letters written as secretary to the Palestine exploration fund 1884 Feb. 23 - 1899 Jan. 25 in. corr. 18 letters in 4 folders

ANS of Feb. 10, 1885 is at bottom of p. 2 of letter from Chatto & Windus to Watt, Feb. 6, 1885; With two letters from Watt, Feb. 26, 1884 and Aug. 19, 1898

Manuscript box Besant, Sir Walter. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Wilkie Collins 1890 Feb. 11 in. corr. 1 p.

Encloses receipt, ms., signed and dated Feb. 11, 1890. 1 p.

Manuscript box Binyon, Laurence. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1941 Aug. 13 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Bird, Kenneth. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 Nov. 25 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Haggard) Blackett, Spencer C. 5 ALS, 2 LS, 1 note to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Sir H. R. Haggard 1887 Sept. 5 - 1890 July 28 in. corr. 8 letters in 2 folders

With seven printers' certificates and Catalogue of books published by Spencer Blackett & Hallam. London, Sept. 1889

Manuscript box Blackwood, Algernon. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1915 Oct. 28 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Blackwood, Algernon. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1918 Feb. 17 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Blackwood, Algernon. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1949 Dec. 13 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Blackwood, Algernon. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1950 Mar. 13 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Bland, Edith Nesbit. 3 ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.d.] in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 leaf; 3 p.

With enclosures of quotations from Shakespeare and others, 7 p.

Manuscript box Bodington, Nancy. Postcard to A. P. Watt and son 1945[?] May 31 in. corr. 1 card

Signed Shelley Smith [pseud.]

Manuscript box Bolitho, Hector. ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Philip Lindsay [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Boyle, Kay. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Oct. 19 in. corr. 2 p.

With carbon of letter from Watt, Oct. 14, 1936

Manuscript box (Brame) Brame, May. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to copyright of novels by her mother, Charlotte Mary Brame 1920 Nov. 30 in. corr. 3 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Brindley, Martin. 4 ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1886] July 17 - [1886] July 23 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 p.; 1 p.; 1 p.

With ALS from Henry Jeula, July 21, 1886

Manuscript box Bromfield, Louis. ANS, TLS to A. P. Watt and son [1935 May]; 1938 Mar. 24 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box Brophy, John. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1934 Feb. 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Buchan, John. 5 TLS, 2 TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1916 June 19 - 1934 Oct. 12 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box Burgin, George Brown. ALS, TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1921 Dec. 25; 1935 May 23 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box. Enclosed in: Rhodes, Geoffrey. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Sept. 4, 1937 Burgin, George Brown. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Geoffrey Rhodes 1937 Sept. 2 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Butler, Samuel. TL (copy) to A. P. Watt and son 1894 May 25 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Butler, Samuel. AL (incomplete?) to [A. P. Watt and son] [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p.

Encloses his: The life and letters of Dr. Samuel Butler. [London, 1894?] 22 cm. Prospectus. With the author's ms corrections

Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) C[--?], A[--?] L[--?]. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Mar. 9 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1887 July (?)] in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1887 July 12 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Feb. 22 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Feb. 23 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Wilkie Collins 1889 Aug. 28 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Campbell, Sir Gilbert Edward, bart. ALS, ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Feb. 25; [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p.; 3 p. Manuscript box Campion, Sarah. 2 TLS, 1 postcard to A. P. Watt and son 1937 Feb. 20 - 1937 Mar. 24 in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 p.; 1 p. Manuscript box Cardew, [--?]. AL, in the third person, to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Feb. 7 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Carlile, William Warrand. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1905 Jan. 5 in. corr. 1 p.

Encloses letter to Watt of same date, 3 p.

Manuscript box Carstairs, John Paddy. TLS to A. P. Watt and son n.d. in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Carte, Richard D'Oyly. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Feb. 23 in. corr. 1 p.

With related note in unidentified hand, Feb. 18, 1891. 1 p.; and two TLS from Charles Hawkins, Carte's secretary, Feb. 20 and 24, 1891. 1 p. each

Manuscript box Carter, Philip Youngman. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] May 23 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Haggard) Cassell & Co., Ltd., London. 12 LS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1887 May 24 - 1891 Feb. 5 in. corr. 12 letters in 2 folders

Includes 3 letters written and signed by Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid. Letter of Aug. 2, 1887 encloses royalty statement, dated June 30, 1887

Manuscript box (Wells) Cassell & Co., Ltd., London. 5 TL to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to H. G. Wells 1928 Nov. 1 - 1931 Mar. 5 in. corr. 5 letters in 1 folder

Signed Newman Flower and Guinivere Davies. With carbons of 4 letters from Watt to Cassell

Manuscript box Cassels, Gilbert Robert. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 17 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box Cescinsky, Herbert. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1932 Sept. 9 in. corr. 1 p.

With four TL (carbon) replies and one memorandum

Manuscript box (Farnol) Chandler, Ernest V. 10 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Jeffery Farnol 1927 Aug. 24 - 1930 Jan. 6 in. corr. 10 letters in 3 folders

With 6 TL (carbon) and 7 TL (copy) replies, 5 memoranda and 3 misc pieces. Accompanied by: Blanckensee (J.S.) & Co., London. 3 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Jan. 19-May 19, 1930. With 4 TL (carbon) replies and 2 memoranda

Manuscript box Charteris, Leslie. AN, in the third person, to A. P. Watt and son 1932 Jan. 22 in. corr. 1 p.

With carbon of letter from Watt, Jan. 20, 1932

Manuscript box Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. LS, TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1904 Dec.; [1922] Feb. 23 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 p. Manuscript box Chetwynd, Julia Bosville. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Mar. 6 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box Chetwynd, Julia Bosville. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Mar. 16 in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box Chetwynd, Julia Bosville. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Mar. 19 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1898?] Oct. 27 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Clark, Sir Kenneth McKenzie. Postcard to A. P. Watt and son 1946 Jan. 2 in. corr. 1 card Manuscript box Clifford, Lucy (Lane) ["Mrs. W. K. Clifford"]. 3 ALS, 2 postcards to A. P. Watt and son [1891] Feb. 16 - [1891] Mar. 3 in. corr. 5 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box Colles, Richard W. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Dated from received stamp 1891 Feb. 3 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Speight, T. W.) Colles, William Morris. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Thomas Wilkinson Speight 1891 Feb. 6; 1891 Feb. 9 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 p. Manuscript box (Haggard) Collier, Peter Fenelon. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1894 Mar. 13 in. corr. 3 p.

With copies of 4 letters of related correspondence between C. J. Longman and C. J. Mills, Apr. 5 - May 15, 1894. Relate to Sir Henry Rider Haggard

Manuscript box Collins, Frances (Dunn). ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1880 Aug. 10 in. corr. 3 p.

Encloses list of works, 2 p.; and title page of Mortimer Collins' Thoughts in my garden, with her ms corrections

Manuscript box Collins, Frances (Dunn). ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1880 Aug. 19 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Collins, Frances (Dunn). ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1880 Aug. 26 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box Collins, Frances (Dunn). ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1880 Oct. 6 in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box Cooper, Barbara. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Jan. 10 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Cooper, Katherine (Saunders). 6 ALS, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son 1880 Aug. 7 - 1880 Oct. 7 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder

With ms copy of telegram from Watt, Aug. 9, 1880. 1 p.

Manuscript box Corelli, Marie. 198 ALS, 17 ANS, 2 TLS, 8 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son 1904 Oct. 12 - 1921 Dec. 31 in. corr. 225 letters in 45 folders

With letters to and from Corelli in folders 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 21, and 22. See Guide to the Marie Corelli collection of papers, 1893-1955 bulk (1893-1945)

Manuscript box Cox, Anthony Berkeley. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1942 June 29 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Crandall, C[--?] F[--?]. 2 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Rudyard Kipling 1924 Oct. 1; 1924 Oct. 8 in. corr. 1 p. each

Letter of Oct. 1, 1924 encloses: Crandall, C. F. 2 TL (copies) to Rudyard Kipling. Sept. 26 and Oct. 1, 1924. 2 p.; 1 p. Kipling, Rudyard. TL (copy) to [C. F. Crandall] Sept. 29, 1924. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Corelli) Crauford, Alfred Lane. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Marie Corelli 1896 Aug. 11; 1896 Aug. 13 in. corr. 3 p.; 2 p. Manuscript box Crawford, David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th earl of. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1940 Apr. 23 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Crawshay-Williams, Eliot. ALS, TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 20; 1935 May 24 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box (Wells) Creasey, C[--? H[--?] TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to H. G. Wells 1929 June 22 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Cripps, Sir Stafford. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1942 Jan. 29 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Crofts, Freeman Wills. ANS to [A. P. Watt and son] 1948 Dec. 18 in. corr. 1 p.

With carbons of two related letters from Watt, Dec. 20, 1948. 1 p. each

Manuscript box Cronin, Archibald Joseph. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1937 Oct. 22 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Cunningham, A. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1914 Nov. 19 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Cust, Nina. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1914] Aug. 3 in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box D'Abernon, Edgar Vincent, 1st viscount. TN to A. P. Watt and son 1934 Mar. 2 in. corr. 1 p.

Signed with stamp

Manuscript box (Roberts, M.) Daily Mail, London. TL to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Morley Roberts 1916 May 25 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Dalrymple, Sir Charles Mark, 3rd bart. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 21 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Dawson, Geoffrey. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1941 Aug. 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Deans, Marjorie. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Jan. 27 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box De la Mare, Walter. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1938 Sept. 12 in. corr. 1 p.

With Watt's TL (carbon) reply. Accompanied by his: TL (copy) to Hellé Felcker. Aug. 24, 1938. 1 p. Relates to tuse of J. E. Flecker's poem Stillness in an anthology; with Flecker's Sept. 1, 1938 ALS to Watt & son and Watt's TL (carbon) reply

Manuscript box [De La Pasture, Edmé Elizabeth Monica]. 2 AN to A. P. Watt and son 1929 Mar. 15; 1929 Apr. 6 in. corr. 1 p. each

Signed Elizabeth M. Dashwood

Manuscript box Dell, Ethel May. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1919 Dec. 23 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box Dennys, Joyce. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 June 24 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Ingelow) Dickens, Charles (1837-1896). ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to story by Jean Ingelow 1880 Aug. 25 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Dixey, Marmaduke L. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Mar. 3 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Orczy) Doran, firm, publishers, New York. TL (copy) to A. P. Watt & son. Relates to the Baroness Orczy 1914 Mar. 9 in. corr. 2 p.

With TL (copy) reply, April 9, 1914. 1 p.

Manuscript box Dorling, Henry Taprell. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1916 May 7 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Doubleday, Page & Co. 11 TL, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Rudyard Kipling 1923 Apr. 26 - 1941 Jan. 6 in. corr. 12 letters in 4 folders

Signed Frank Nelson Doubleday, S. A. Everitt, et al...; With 6 TL (carbon) replies and 2 memoranda. Letter of July 17, 1935 encloses: [Kipling, Rudyard. A Kipling pageant] Foreword to the publisher [Nelson Doubleday]. Typescript, unsigned and undated. 5 p. Published Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran, 19

Manuscript box (Wells) Doubleday, Page & Co. 23 TL, 1 TL (copy) and 8 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to H. G. Wells 1927 Sept. 2 - 1931 Sept. 22 in. corr. 32 letters in 7 folders

Signed George H. Doran and Nelson Doubleday. With carbons of 21 letters and 5 cables from Watt to Doubleday

Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Doyle, Adrian Conan. 3 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Classic Comics edition of Sir A. C. Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles 1943 Oct. 30 - 1944 May 12 in. corr. 1 leaf each

With 3 TL (carbon) replies; 2 TL, signed Arthur L. Kantor, from Gilberton Corp. to Watt, and TL (carbon) reply

Manuscript box Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir. 6 ALS, 3 ANS (1 mutilated), 3 letters (signed for Doyle) to A. P. Watt and son [1893 Oct.] - 1922 Feb. 24 in. corr. 12 letters in 3 folders

With ALS from Doyle's secretary, Charles Terry, to Watt, June 25 [1900] 1 p.; and 4 U.S. copyright office renewal forms for Doyle's books, 1924

Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Doyle, Denis Conan. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1931 Mar. 13; 1931 Mar. 16 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 p.

With 6 TL (carbon) replies. Relate to National Broadcasting Company's use of Sir. A. C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories

Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Doyle, Jean (Leckie), Lady. 10 TLS and 4 TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to use of Sir A. C. Doyle's stories by Leon M. Lion and the National Broadcasting Co. 1930 Sept. 27 - 1933 Jan. 30 in. corr. 14 letters in 3 folders

With 28 TL (carbon) replies

Manuscript box (Corelli) Dreadnought Productions, Ltd., Liverpool. 2 TN and 6 typed statements to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to film of Marie Corelli's Sorrows of Satan 1917 Jan. 20 - 1918 Sept. 16 in. corr. 8 letters in 1 folder

2 TN signed C[--?] A[--?] Watson

Manuscript box (Balfour) Dugdale, Blanche Elizabeth Campbell (Balfour). 12 ALS, 1 TLS, 1 postcard to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to her biography of her uncle, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour 1930 Apr. 4 - 1932 May 4 in. corr. 14 letters in 3 folders

Letter of Feb. 14, 1932 encloses 2 draft agreements

Manuscript box (Chesterton) Elliott, H[--?] B[--?]. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to G. K. Chesterton and others 1912 Nov. 25 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Ellis, G[--?] U[--?]. TLS to [A. P. Watt and son] 1937 Mar. 31 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Weyman) English Illustrated Magazine. Letter to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Stanley John Weyman 1891 Mar. 17 in. corr. 1 p.

Signed A[--?] G[--?] Gilbert

Manuscript box Eyre-Lloyd, [--?]. ALS to [A. P. Watt and son] [n.d.] in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Fabulet, Louis. 22 ALS, 13 postcards to A. P. Watt & son. Relate to his translations of Rudyard Kipling 1900 Feb. 7 - 1908 June 15 in. corr. 35 letters in 7 folders

With TL (copy), translation only, of letter of April 18, 1906

Manuscript box Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1902 Sept. 27; 1902 Oct. 21 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 p. Manuscript box Farnol, Jeffery. 4 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1927 Sept. 19 - 1930 Jan. 6 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 p.; 1 p.; 1 p.

With carbon of letter from Watt, Jan. 8, 1930

Manuscript box (Corelli) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 53 TLS, 24 TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Marie Corelli 1915 Apr. 14 - 1945 Feb. 21 in. corr. 77 letters in 8 folders Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 17 TL, 2 TN to A. P. Watt and son 1921 Feb. 14 - 1933 Feb. 7 in. corr. 19 letters in 4 folders

2 TN signed C. D. Medley. With 7 TL (carbon) replies. Relate to use of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories by Leon M. Lion and the National Broadcasting Co., etc.

Manuscript box (Kipling) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 20 TL to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to E. W. Martindell's bibliography of Rudyard Kipling and to Canadian copyright infringements of Kipling's works 1923 Nov. 28 - 1931 Sept. 29 in. corr. 20 letters in 6 folders

Signed C. D. Medley. With 8 TL (carbon) replies and 7 related memoranda

(Wells) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 16 TL, 5 TN to A. P. Watt and son 1927 May 16 - 1931 Oct. 20 in. corr. 21 letters in 1 envelope

Signed C. D. Medley. With 5 TL (carbon) replies and 5 documents relating to the Doran-Wells-Huxley corporation formed to publish The Science of Life

Manuscript box (Farnol) Field, Roscoe & Co., London. 7 TL, 5 TN to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Jeffery Farnol 1927 June 11 - 1931 Apr. 28 in. corr. 12 letters

With 6 TL (carbon) replies and 3 memoranda

Manuscript box Findlater, Jane Helen. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1905] Mar. 10 in. corr. 2 leaves Manuscript box Fisher, Margaret. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] July 22 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Flecker, Hellé. ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to film version of J. E. Flecker's Hassan 1938 Sept. 1 in. corr. 2 p.

With Watt's TL (carbon) reply; also with De la Mare, Walter. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Sept. 12, 1938

Manuscript box (Maugham) Fleming, Ian. 2 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to William Somerset Maugham 1954 May 14; 1954 May 24 in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box Frankau, Gilbert. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 21 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Frankau[?], Pamela. AL to A. P. Watt and son n.d. in. corr. 1 p.

Signed "Pamela"

Manuscript box Freeman, Richard Austin. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 22 in. corr. 1 p.

With 2 receipts from Chatto & Windus, Feb. 18, 1927

Manuscript box Garvice, Charles. ALS, 2 TLS, 2 TL (carbons) to A. P. Watt and son 1910 Mar. 9 - 1919 Nov. 11 in. corr. 5 letters in 1 folder

On versos of Nov. 7 and 11, 1919: typescript, paginated 2 and 10, from unidentified novels. With holograph quotation signed, 1 p. and TLS from Watt, Oct. 16, 1905, 1 p., with enclosure, 1 p.

Manuscript box Gaskell, Charles Milnes. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Oct. 7 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Geikie, Cunningham. 5 ALS, 1 postcard to A. P. Watt and son 1878 June 3 - 1880 June 8 in. corr. 6 letters in 1 folder

With ms extract from letter to "L.D.C." [of A. P. Watt and son?], June 4, 1880, and two printed selections of reviewers' notices

Manuscript box Gielgud, Sir John. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1937 Oct. 30 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Gillette, William Hooker. 5 ALS, 3 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Letter of Sept. 5, 1887 annotated by Sir H. R. Haggard 1887 Sept. 5 - 1887 Nov. 17 in. corr. 8 letters in 2 folders

Enclosed in Nov. 17, 1887: Agreement (draft) between Sir Haggard and Gillette for dramatization of She. 1 p., with copy, 1 p.; From the files of A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box Godber, Noël, TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1937 May 24 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Murray, D. C.) Good Words. Letter to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to David Christie Murray 1886 Oct. 25 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Gorell, Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd baron. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 17 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Gow, Ronald. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 23 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Graves, Robert. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1921] Apr. 3 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Graves, Robert. Postcard to A. P. Watt and son 1921 Aug. 18 in. corr. 1 card Manuscript box Graves, Robert. ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to W. S. Maugham 1947 Nov. 18 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Gregory, Isabella Augusta Persse, Lady. ALS (draft) to A. P. Watt and son [1923] Apr. 16 in. corr. 1 leaf

With reply from A. P. Watt, July 12, 1923. 1 p.; and with her ALS (copy) to Watt. Sept. 13, 1923. 1 leaf. Removed from: Gregory. Journal, vol. 23, p. 2100

Manuscript box (Kipling) Gurlitz, Augustus T. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to law suit between Rudyard Kipling and G. P. Putnam's sons 1901 Jan. 9 in. corr. 2 p.

Encloses: Waugh, Arthur. [Affidavit in case of Rudyard Kipling v. G.P. Putnam's sons and others]. Typescript (carbon), unsigned, dated London, Nov. 16, 1900. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Corelli) Gurlitz, Augustus T. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1905 Nov. 17 in. corr. 2 p.

With 17 items relating to the printing and copyright of Marie Corelli's Old-fashioned fidelity, including a copy of the story

Manuscript box Haggard, Sir Henry Rider. 25 ALS, 5 TLS, 3 LS, 8 miscellaneous pieces to A. P. Watt and son 1885 Nov. 15 - 1920 Nov. 13 in. corr. 41 letters in 8 folders

With ms extract from Watt's letter to Haggard, May 13, 1887 and three ANS from haggard's secretary, Ida Hector, to Wattd

Manuscript box Hall, Evelyn Beatrice. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1902] Dec. 17 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hall, Evelyn Beatrice. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [1908] Dec. 8 in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box Hall, Evelyn Beatrice. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] July 3 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hall, Evelyn Beatrice. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1930 Feb. 14 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Hall, James Norman. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hamilton, Lord Ernest William. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Mar. 25 in. corr. 1 leaf

Published in Letters to A. P. Watt and his sons, 1883-1924. London, 1924, p. 84

Manuscript box Hannay, James Owen. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 23 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Kipling, R.) Hanson, Laurence. 5 ALS, 2 ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1940 Nov. 27 - 1941 Apr. 28 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder

With 3 enclosures relating to Rudyard Kipling's books, and five TL (carbon) replies

Manuscript box Hardy, J[--?] L--?]. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 Apr. 18 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hardy, Thomas. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1891 Sept. 7 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Harraden, Beatrice. 3 ALS, 1 ANS, 1 LS to A. P. Watt and son [1896] Nov. 25 - [1908] Dec. 6 in. corr. 5 letters in 1 folder

With TLS from Watt, Sept. 3, 1895. 1 p.

Manuscript box Harte, Bret. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1886 Mar. 13 in. corr. 3 p. Manuscript box Harwood, Sir Ralph. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 June 17 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope. 3 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1901 Jan. 9 - 1921 Oct. 2 in. corr. 1 p. each

Letter of Oct. 2, 1921 encloses ALS printed in Letters to A. P. Watt and his sons 1883-1924. London, A. P. Watt & son, 1924, p. 100-101

Manuscript box (Douglas, A. B.) Head, A[--?] M[--?]. TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Written as secretary to Lord Alfred Douglas 1908 Apr. 28 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Wells) Heinemann, William, Ltd., London. 6 TL, 1 TN to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to H. G. Wells 1926 Nov. 4 - 1931 June 30 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder

TL signed Charles Seddon Evans; TN signed Theodore Byard. With carbons of 12 letters from Watt to Heinemann

Manuscript box Henderson, Sir Nevile. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1940 Jan. 7 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Henty, George Alfred. ALS, ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Letter of Aug. 23, 1881 relates to story by Jules Verne 1880 Aug. 21; 1881 Aug. 23 in. corr. 1 p. each Manuscript box Hewart, Gordon Hewart, 1st viscount. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hichens, Robert Smythe. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1905 Jan. 2 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hichens, Robert Smythe. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1905 Jan. 10 in. corr. 2 p. Manuscript box Hichens, Robert Smythe. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1905 Jan. [12?] in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hichens, Robert Smythe. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 20 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Albanesi) Hodder & Stoughton, firm, publishers, London. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to E. A. M. Albanesi's copyrights 1914 July 14 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Hodder & Stoughton, firm, publishers, London. 4 TL to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to illustration of Rudyard Kipling's poems by Sir Frank Brangwyn 1923 Nov. 9 - 1936 Mar. 12 in. corr. 4 letters

Signed Ernest Hodder-Williams and Ralph Hodder-Williams. With 2 TL (carbon) replies and four memoranda. Accompanied by: Brangwyn, Sir Frank. TL (copy) to [Rudyard Kipling] [1924?] 1 p.; From the files of A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box (Kipling) Hole, Samuel Reynolds. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1902 Jan. 10 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Holland, Constance. 4 TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Written as secretary to Lady Conan Doyle 1932 Nov. 15 - 1933 Feb. 10 in. corr. 1 p. each

With TL (carbon) reply, Sept. 23, 1931. 1 p.; Enclosed in Jan. 13, 1933: Lion, Leon M. 6 TL (copies) to Lady Leckie Doyle. Aug. 24-Dec. 29, 1932. Relate to play based on Sir A. C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

Manuscript box Horder, Thomas Jeeves Horder, baron. ALS to [A. P. Watt and son] 1935 Oct. 20 in. corr. 1 leaf

With related letter from Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd. to Watt, Oct. 8, 1935

Manuscript box Horler, Sydney. 3 ALS, 1 TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 19 - 1939 Jan. 5 in. corr. 4 letters

With 2 related Watt memoranda, May 24, 1935

Manuscript box Housman, Laurence. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1941 June 28 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Humphreys, Eliza Margaret J. (Gollan). 2 AL to A. P. Watt and son 1916 June 28; 1921 Apr. 9 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 leaf

With letter from her secretary to Watt, July 5, 1916. 2 p.

Manuscript box Humphreys, H[--?] R[--?]. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1931 Sept. 25 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Hunloke, Sir Philip. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 July 4 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Hunter, William. 11 ALS, 1 LS, 35 letters, and 3 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to the sale of Strahan & co. publications, especially those of R. W. Buchanan, George MacDonald, C. J. Vaughan, and George Douglas Campbell, 8th duke of Argyll 1886 May 18 - 1887 Dec. 1 in. corr. 50 letters in 10 folders

35 letters signed for Hunter. With 38 pieces of related correspondence with various publishers, etc., and 16 miscellaneous pieces

Manuscript box (Haggard) Hunter, Rose & co., Toronto. 4 LS, 2 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Canadian publication of Sir H. R. Haggard's Allan Quatermain 1887 Apr. 16 - 1887 June 8 in. corr. 6 letters in 1 folder

With telegram to Longman and Co., London, March 14, 1887

Manuscript box Hutchinson, Graham Seton. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1935 May 22 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Huxley, Aldous. ANS to A. P. Watt and son [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p.

Written at bottom of Watt's TLS to Huxley, May 26, 1941; with TL (carbon) from Watt, Jan. 17, 1941

Manuscript box (Wells) Huxley, Marie Juliette (Baillot). ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Written for her husband, Julian Sorell Huxley, who collaborated with H. G. Wells on The science of life [1929] Sept. 6 in. corr. 1 p.

Accompanied by: Coombs, Phyllis M. TLS to A. P. Watt, Jan. 11, 1930. 1 p. Written as secretary to Julian Huxley. With carbons of three letters from Watt to Huxley

Manuscript box (Corelli) Incorporated Society of Authors, Playwrights and Composers, London. TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relates to Marie Corelli 1915 Dec. 7 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box James, Henry (1843-1916). 2 ALS, 1 telegram (mutilated) to A. P. Watt and son 1890 Apr. 2 - 1890 Apr. 9 in. corr. 2 p.; 3 p. 1 letter Manuscript box Jay, Harriett. 4 ALS, 3 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son 1880 July 26 - 1881 Jan. 28 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box Jenkins, Edward. 7 ALS, 9 ANS, 2 AN, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son [1880?] Jan. 27 - 1881 Mar. 3 in. corr. 19 letters in 4 folders

With his holograph outline of proposed book on Hungary, 3 p., and copy, 3 p.

Manuscript box Jerome, Jerome Klapka. 2 ALS, 4 LS, 1 letter (copy) to A. P. Watt and son 1904 Dec. 17 - 1923 Dec. 22 in. corr. 7 letters in 2 folders

Letter of Sept. 26, 1914 encloses: The Daily Chronicle, London. TL, signed Robert Donald, to Jerome Klapka Jerome. July 30, 1914. 2 p. Relates to Today. With enclosures, 2 p. and ms copy of Jerome's reply, 2 p.

Manuscript box (Garvice) Johnston, Edith. 3 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Charles Garvice and Charlotte Mary Brame 1920 Apr. 19 - 1920 Dec. 20 in. corr. 1 p. ; 1 p. ; 2 p.

Letter of Dec. 20, 1920, encloses "First list of titles suitable for films," 1 p.; With related Watt memorandum, "Books [of Charles Garvice] sold for the films," 1 p.

Manuscript box Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1902 July 9; 1902 July 9 in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 p. Manuscript box Kelly, Sir Gerald Festus. TLS, TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Letter of June7 quotes letter from William Somerset Maugham to Kelly 1938 June 7; 1938 June 13 in. corr. 1 p. each

With carbons of two letter from Watt and three related memoranda

Manuscript box Kenyon, Sir Frederic George. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Mar. 14 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Kipling, Caroline (Balestier). 2 ALS (1 incomplete), 14 TLS, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Rudyard Kipling 1909 May 4 - 1936 Feb. 23 in. corr. 17 letters in 4 folders

With extracts of 9 letters from Mrs. Kipling to Watt. Dec. 22, 1924-Mar. 23, 1937. 1 p. each; 37 TL (carbon) replies and 3 related memoranda; Thalberg, Irving. TLS to R. Kipling, July 9, 1931; Noyes, A. TL to Times editor, Feb. 15, 1936

Manuscript box Kipling, Rudyard. 2 ALS, 3 ANS, 3 TLS, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son 1889 May 12 - 1935 May 21 in. corr. 9 letters in 2 folders

With Watt's "Notes of conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Kipling, Jan. 24, 1929." 1 p.

Manuscript box Knox, Ronald A. TLS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] May 24 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Konstam, Edwin Max. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1902 Aug. 8 in. corr. 2 p.

Accompanied by: Bunting, Percy Wiliam. ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Aug. 1, 1902. 1 p.

Manuscript box Lang, Louisa Lockhart (Steuart). ALS to [A. P. Watt and son] [1908] Aug. 8 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box László de Lombos, Phlip Alexius. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Jan. 16 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Law, Richard Kidston. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1939 Nov. 2 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Leacock, Stephen Butler. ANS to A. P. Watt and son 1916 Oct. 1 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Oliphant) Leisure Hour. 3 letters to A. P. Watt and son 1885 Oct. 26 - 1885 Oct. 29 in. corr. 3 leaves; 3 p.; 1 leaf

Signed William Stevens. With related letter to Watt from The Religious tract society, Oct. 23, 1885. 1 p.

Manuscript box Le Queux, William Tufnell. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1900 Mar. 12; [1913] May 23 in. corr. 3 leaves; 3 p.

With Watt's TL (copy) reply, May 22, 1913. Letter of May 23 [1913] encloses ANS from F. V. White to Le Queux, May 22, 1913

Manuscript box (Balfour) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Blanche Elizabeth Campbell Balfour Dugdale. Relate to Mrs. Dugdale's biography of her uncle, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour 1931 - 1935 in. corr. 39 letters in 1 folder

Includes TLS from Harold Macmillan, May 17, 1935. 1 p.

Manuscript box (Baring-Gould) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sabine Baring-Gould 1886 - 1887 in. corr. 11 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Beith) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for John Hay Beith 1933 in. corr. 35 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Besant, W.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Walter Besant 1884 - 1909 in. corr. 48 letters in 4 folders Manuscript box (Besant, W.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various correspondents, not listed separately, to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for the Palestine Exploration Fund. Sir Walter Besant was secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund 1885 - 1886 in. corr. 25 letters in 1 folder

From the files of A. P. Watt and son

Manuscript box (Blouet) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Max O'Rell [pseudonym of Paul Blouet] 1887 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Buchan) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for John Buchan 1916 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Churchill, W. S.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Winston Churchill 1944 in. corr. 4 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Collins, F. D.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Frances Dunn Collins 1880 in. corr. 6 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Wilkie Collins 1881 - 1898 in. corr. 120 letters in 8 folders Manuscript box (Crockett) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Samuel Rutherford Crockett 1899 - 1916 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (De la Ramé) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Louise de la Ramé 1884 - 1885 in. corr. 4 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Doyle, A. C.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1896 - 1914 in. corr. 4 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Garvice) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Charles Garvice 1920 - 1926 in. corr. 11 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Haggard) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1887 - 1914 in. corr. 12 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Harte) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Bret Harte 1885 - 1886 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Hawkins, A. H.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins 1914 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as publisher of Health 1888 in. corr. 3 letters in 1 folder

With 7 statements to Health accounts, April - June 1886

Manuscript box (Ingelow) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Jean Ingelow 1880 in. corr. 19 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Jay, H.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Harriet Jay 1880 - 1881 in. corr. 11 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Jenkins, E.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Edward Jenkins 1880 - 1881 in. corr. 26 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Johnston, H. H.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston 1902 in. corr. 1 letter Manuscript box (Kipling) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Rudyard Kipling 1899 - 1940 in. corr. 20 letters in 1 folder

With 17 TL (carbon) replies and 4 memoranda

Manuscript box (Le Queux) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for William Tufnell Le Queux 1899 - 1913 in. corr. 3 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Lytton, E. R. B.-L.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton 1891 - 1892 in. corr. 5 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (MacDonald, G.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for George MacDonald 1882 - 1887 in. corr. 3 letters Manuscript box (Maugham) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for William Somerset Maugham 1947 - 1956 in. corr. 14 letters Manuscript box (Mercer) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son relating to Cecil William Mercer 1935 - 1937 in. corr. 4 letters Manuscript box (Perth) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for James Eric Drummond, 16th earl of Perth 1939 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Ruskin) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for the Literary Trustees of John Ruskin 1914 in. corr. 14 letters in 2 folder Manuscript box (Scott-Moncrieff, W. D.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for William Dundas Scott-Moncrieff 1880 - 1881 in. corr. 7 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Verne) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Jules Verne. Letter of Aug. 16, 1880 mentions G. A. Henty 1880 in. corr. 2 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for unidentified authors 1880 - 1937 in. corr. 72 letters in 3 folders Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from unidentified authors to the firm of A. P. Watt and son 1908 - 1935 in. corr. 8 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from miscellaneous correspondents, not listed separately, to the firm of A. P. Watt and son n.d. in. corr. 4 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Wells) Letters, ALS, telegrams, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of A. P. Watt and son as literary agent for Herbert George Wells 1926 - 1931 in. corr. 13 letters in 1 folder

With carbons of 12 related letters from Watt

Manuscript box (Kipling) Lewis, Randolph. 2 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to film versions of Rudyard Kipling's works 1924 Oct. 16; 1924 Oct. 25 in. corr. 1 p. each

With Watt's two carbon replies and four memoranda, and four TLS from Field Roscoe & Co. to Watt

Manuscript box Lindbergh, Charles Augustus. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1937 June 4 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Lindsay, Philip. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1934 Mar. 7 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Lindsay, Sir Ronald Charles. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1939 May 10 in. corr. 1 p.

With carbons of two letters from Watt, April 25 and May 19, 1939. 2 p.; 1 p.

Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Little, James Stanley. 15 ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1886 Feb. 30 - 1886 Dec. 23 in. corr. 15 letters in 3 folders Manuscript box (Kipling, R.) Livingston, Flora V. 4 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to her Rudyard Kipling bibliography 1924 Jan. 4 - 1924 July 5 in. corr. 2 p.; 2 p.; 1 p.; 1 p.

With related TLS from Field, Roscoe & co. to Watt, Jan. 12, 1925, and TL (copy) from Watt to Livingston, Dec. 3, 1940

Manuscript box London, Jack. 2 TLS, 1 telegram to A. P. Watt and son 1906 June 24 - 1907 June 9 in. corr. 2 p.; 1 p.; 1 telegram

With typed copy of letter from Watt, May 10, 1907

Manuscript box (Haggard) Longman, Charles James. 2 ALS, 1 ANS, 1 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1887 May 5 - 1894 Mar. 16 in. corr. 3 p.; 2 leaves; 1 p.; 2 p.

With TL (carbon) reply, Nov. 24, 1898

Manuscript box (Farnol) Low (Sampson) Marston & co., Ltd. 13 TL, 3 TN to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Jeffery Farnol 1926 Jan. 27 - 1930 Aug. 29 in. corr. 16 letters in 4 folders

With 8 TL (carbon) replies and 14 miscellaneous pieces

Manuscript box (Watt, A. P.) Lucoque, H[--?] L[--?]. 10 TLS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to T. A. Guthrie, Sir W. A. Raleigh, Sir F. C. Burnand and others 1914 Jan. 3 - 1914 July 21 in. corr. 10 letters in 1 folder Manuscript box (Lytton, E. R. B.-L.) Lytton, Edith (Williers) Bulwer-Lytton, countess of. 3 ALS to [A. P. Watt and son]. Relate to her husband, Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton 1890 May 5 - [1892] Mar. 24 in. corr. 1 leaf; 1 leaf; 1 p. Manuscript box Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of. 35 ALS, 1 LS, 2 telegrams to A. P. Watt and son 1889 Jan. 18 - 1891 Feb. 7 in. corr. 38 letters in 8 folders

With A. S. Watt's ALS (copy) reply, Aug. 15, 1889. 3 p.

Manuscript box (Scott-Moncrieff, W. D.) Macbeth, Robert Walker. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to W. D. Cott-Moncrieff's The abdication 1881 Jan. 22; 1881 Feb. 24 in. corr. 1 p.; 2 p. Manuscript box MacDonald, George. 2 ALS, 1 ANS to A. P. Watt and son. Feb. 28, 1898 letter dated from received stamp [1888] Nov. 10 - [1898 Feb. 28] in. corr. 3 p.; 2 leaves; 1 p. Manuscript box MacDonald, Greville. 2 ALS to A. P. Watt and son. Writer is the son of George MacDonald 1908 Dec. 5; 1935 May 18 in. corr. 2 leaves; 1 p. Manuscript box Kindersley, Emily Grace (Seely). TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 July 25 in. corr. 1 p.

With: MacDonald, James Ramsay. TL, signed with stamp, to John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st baron Mottistone, July 22, 1936. 1 p.

Manuscript box Macdonald, Malcolm. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Feb. 22 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box McKenna, Reginald. TNS to A. P. Watt and son 1936 Sept. 21 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Kipling) Macmillan, Harold. TLS to A. P. Watt and son 1927 Mar. 8 in. corr. 2 p.

With 2 related Watt memoranda, Feb. 25, 1927; April 5, 1935. 1 p. each. Relate to Medici Society publication of Rudyard Kipling's works

Manuscript box (Maugham) Macmillan, Harold. TLS, TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to W. S. Maugham's proposed selection of Rudyard Kipling's stories 1951 Feb. 6; 1951 Feb. 21 in. corr. 1 p. each

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Manuscript box (James, H.) Macmillan & Co., Ltd., London. Letter to A. P. Watt & son. Relates to Henry James' The Tragic Muse 1890 Apr. 2 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box McNeile, Herman Cyril. ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1916 May 11 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box McNeile, Herman Cyril. ALS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] Feb. 19 in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box McNeile, Herman Cyril. TLS to A. P. Watt and son [n.y.] May 22 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Corelli) Maffey & Brennall, solicitors, London. 37 TLS, 5 TNS to A. P. Watt and son. Relate to Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyver 1925 July 28 - 1945 Feb. 16 in. corr. 42 letters in 4 folders Manuscript box Mann, Mary E. (Rackham). ALS to A. P. Watt and son 1904 Ma