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E. M. Forster collection of papers

Title
  1. E. M. Forster collection of papers, 1904-1969.
Author
  1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970

Collection information

Finding aid

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320. See the finding aid for details.

FormatArchival MixAccessPermit neededCall numberBerg Coll MSS ForsterItem locationSchwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

Details

Additional authors
  1. Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967
  2. Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931
  3. Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939
  4. Hart, Elizabeth
  5. Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953
  6. Mayor, Robin
  7. Nichols, Robert, 1893-1944
  8. Plomer, William, 1903-1973
  9. Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965
  10. Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969
  11. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
  12. Edward Arnold (Publishers)
  13. Society of Authors (Great Britain)
Description
  1. 656 items.
Summary
  1. This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence by and about the author. The manuscripts include a holograph poem, an essay on Virginia Woolf, and drafts of essays. There are manuscripts by Joe Randolph Ackerley, William Plomer, and others relating to the author. The correspondence includes letters by the author, dating from [1904] to 1969, to Edward Arnold & Co., publishers; Arnold Bennett, Ford Madox Ford, Elizabeth Hart, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Edward Sackville-West, the Society of Authors, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from 1904-1960, between various correspondents including Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, and others. There are letters written to the author from Robin Mayor, Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols, and Virginia Woolf, dating from 1922 to 1942.
Subject
  1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
  2. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
Genre/Form
  1. Correspondence.
Call number
  1. Berg Coll MSS Forster
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  1. E. M. Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Donors include Wendell Stacy Johnson and the estate of Elizabeth (Dillingham) Hart Edge.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Local note
  1. Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.
Author
  1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
Title
  1. E. M. Forster collection of papers, 1904-1969.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
  1. E. M. Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic.
Provenance
  1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Donors include Wendell Stacy Johnson and the estate of Elizabeth (Dillingham) Hart Edge.
Indexes
  1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
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  1. Finding Aid
Added author
  1. Ackerley, J. R. (Joe Randolph), 1896-1967.
  2. Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.
  3. Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
  4. Hart, Elizabeth.
  5. Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.
  6. Mayor, Robin.
  7. Nichols, Robert, 1893-1944.
  8. Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
  9. Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965.
  10. Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969.
  11. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
  12. Johnson, Wendell Stacy, 1927- Donor
  13. Edge, Elizabeth (Dillingham) Hart. Donor
  14. Edward Arnold (Publishers)
  15. Society of Authors (Great Britain)
Research call number
  1. Berg Coll MSS Forster
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