Research Catalog

Title

Walter De la Mare collection of papers, 1897-1960.

Author

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Details

Additional Authors

• Asquith, Cynthia, Lady, 1887-1960.
• Bain, Archibald.
• Bowers, Fredson.
• Clark, Leonard.
• Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
• Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970.
• Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
• Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
• Kyllmann, Otto.
• Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.
• Morley, F. V. (Frank Vigor), 1899-
• Quayle, Thomas, 1884-
• Simons, Eric Norman.
• Wells, James Raye.
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup)
• Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
• Whitall, William Van R..
• Gordan, John D., 1907-1968.
• James B. Pinker and Son.
• James B. Pinker and Son. fmo

Description

2,246 items

Subjects

• De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956
• Correspondence

Genre/Form

Correspondence.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Water De la Mare was a British writer of poems, children's literature, fantasy, novels, short stories, essays, and plays.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

• This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners of the bulk of the materials are W. T. H. Howe, and the literary agency J. B. Pinker and Son. Also included are materials from Frank V. Morley, May Sarton, W. Van R. Whitall, and from the John D. Gordan bequest.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS De la Mare

Author

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956.

Title

Walter De la Mare collection of papers, 1897-1960.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, financial documents, and correspondence. The manuscripts include holograph poems and an outline of the contribution to papers in honor of De la Mare by Sir Edward Howard Marsh. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, dating from 1900 to 1955 from the author to T. I. F. Armstrong, Lady Cynthia Asquith, Ford Madox Ford, Robert Graves, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, to Frank V. Morley, to the literary agency J. B. Pinker and Son, to Eric Norman Simons, and to others. There are also letters related to the author, dating from 1901 to 1960, to the literary agency J. B. Pinker and Son from various publishers and individuals, from Fredson Bowers to Leonard Clark, from miscellaneous correspondents to Leonard Clark, and other correspondence related to the author. Also present are letters to De la Mare from Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong, Archibald Bain, Alfred Knopf, Otto Kyllmann, Thomas Quayle, James Raye Wells, and others, dating from 1915 to 1951.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Water De la Mare was a British writer of poems, children's literature, fantasy, novels, short stories, essays, and plays.

Indexes

Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Local Note

Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Finding Aid

Added Author

Asquith, Cynthia, Lady, 1887-1960.

Bain, Archibald.

Bowers, Fredson.

Clark, Leonard.

Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.

Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970.

Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.

Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.

Kyllmann, Otto.

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.

Morley, F. V. (Frank Vigor), 1899-

Quayle, Thomas, 1884-

Simons, Eric Norman.

Wells, James Raye.

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner

Morley, F. V. (Frank Vigor), 1899- Former owner

Sarton, May, 1912-1995. Former owner

Whitall, William Van R.. Former owner

Gordan, John D., 1907-1968. Donor

James B. Pinker and Son.

James B. Pinker and Son. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS De la Mare