Research Catalog

Title

Arnold Bennett collection of papers, 1881-1955 bulk (1894-1953).

Author

Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Rickards, Edwin Alfred, 1872-1920.
• Bagguley, G. T.
• Beardmore, George, 1908-1979.
• Bennett, Dorothy Cheston, -1977.
• Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
• Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
• Goodall, Edyth.
• Herzog, Paul M., Mrs.
• Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.
• Low, David, 1891-1963.
• Marshall, Archibald, 1866-1934.
• Maurier, Gerald, Sir 1873-1934.
• Moore, George, 1852-1933.
• Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957.
• Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967.
• Squire, John Collings, Sir, 1884-1958.
• Sturt, George, 1863-1927.
• Temple, Richmond.
• Wheeler, Gwladys.
• Bennett, Marguerite Soulie, 1874-1960.
• Figgis, Darrell, 1882-1925.
• James B. Pinker and Son.

Description

1,756 items.

Subjects

• Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931
• Journals (Personal narratives)
• Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 > Portraits
• Correspondence
• Notebooks

Genre/Form

• Correspondence.
• Journals (Personal narratives).
• Notebooks.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Arnold Bennett was a British novelist, dramatist, short-story writer, literary critic, journalist, and editor.

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. The bulk of the materials was formerly owned by W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. Other former owners include George H. Doran, Gilbert Miller, Richmond Temple, Dorothy Cheston Bennett, Reginald Pound, and Sir Newman Flower. A number of letters were a gift of Paul M. Herzog, Jr. in memory of John D. Gordan.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Bennett

Author

Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.

Title

Arnold Bennett collection of papers, 1881-1955 bulk (1894-1953).

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, journals, notebooks, financial and legal documents, portraits and pictorial works. The manuscripts consist of holographs of articles, plays, criticism, essays, prose fragments and other writings, some of which were published in "The Savour of Life" (1928) and "Things that have Interested Me" (2nd and 3rd series, 1923 and 1926). The financial documents comprise cash-books from 1894 to 1922 and other items. The legal documents include agreements between the author and various publishers and theatrical agencies. Also included are journals from 1896 to 1930, including 77 volumes entitled, "Some Incidents" from 1926 through 1930. The portaits include original pencil drawings by Edwin Alfred Rickards.

The correspondence, dating from 1893 to 1931, includes letters written by the author to G. T. Bagguley, George Cedric Beardmore, Dorothy Cheston Bennett, some of which were published in her "Arnold Bennett"; to Ford Madox Ford, Edyth Goodall, Mrs. Paul M. Herzog, Violet Hunt, John Middleton Murry, the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son, Sir John Collings Squire, George Sturt, Richmond Temple, Gwladys Wheeler, and others. Also included is correspondence relating to the author, dating from 1902 to 1955, between various correspondents including Dorothy Cheston Bennett, Marguerite Bennett, Darrell Figgis, the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son, and others. Incoming correspondence includes letters from E. M. Forster, Archibald Marshall, Sir Gerald Du Maurier, George Moore, David Low, Siegfried Sassoon, and others.

Restricted Access

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

Biography

Arnold Bennett was a British novelist, dramatist, short-story writer, literary critic, journalist, and editor.

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

Rickards, Edwin Alfred, 1872-1920.

Bagguley, G. T.

Beardmore, George, 1908-1979.

Bennett, Dorothy Cheston, -1977.

Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.

Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.

Goodall, Edyth.

Herzog, Paul M., Mrs.

Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.

Low, David, 1891-1963.

Marshall, Archibald, 1866-1934.

Maurier, Gerald, Sir 1873-1934.

Moore, George, 1852-1933.

Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957.

Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967.

Squire, John Collings, Sir, 1884-1958.

Sturt, George, 1863-1927.

Temple, Richmond.

Wheeler, Gwladys.

Bennett, Marguerite Soulie, 1874-1960.

Figgis, Darrell, 1882-1925.

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

Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner

Doran, George H. (George Henry), 1869-1956. Former owner

Miller, Gilbert. Former owner

Temple, Richmond. Former owner

Herzog, Paul M., 1906-1986. Donor

James B. Pinker and Son.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Bennett