Research Catalog
Rebecca West collection of papers
- Title
- Rebecca West collection of papers, 1916-1975.
- Author
- West, Rebecca, 1892-1983.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed material | Permit needed | Available | Berg Coll MSS West | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002.
- Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.
- Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.
- Mitgang, Herbert.
- Nichols, Beverley, 1899-
- Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965.
- Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
- Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
- Gould, Gerald, 1885-1936.
- Monro, Harold, 1879-1932.
- James B. Pinker and Son.
- American Play Company. fmo
- Description
- 237 items.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- Rebecca West, born Cicely Isabel Fairfield, was a British novelist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist.
- 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. Some of the materials were formerly owned by Carl Van Vechten, and others are from the files of the American Play Company.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS West
- Author
- West, Rebecca, 1892-1983.
- Title
- Rebecca West collection of papers, 1916-1975.
- Summary
- This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, legal and financial documents, as well as portraits. The manuscripts include a holograph review and essay. The bulk of the collection consists of letters, dating from 1916 to 1960, from the author to Anne Fremantle, Violet Hunt, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Beverly Nichols, Edward Sackville-West, May Sarton, Carl Van Vechten, Humbert Wolfe, Virginia Woolf, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, from 1919 to 1975, between various correspondents including Gerald Gould, Harold Monro, James B. Pinker and son, and others. There are also letters to West from Herbert Mitgang, dating from 1967 to 1975.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- Rebecca West, born Cicely Isabel Fairfield, was a British novelist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002.Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942.Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.Mitgang, Herbert.Nichols, Beverley, 1899-Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965.Sarton, May, 1912-1995.Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.Gould, Gerald, 1885-1936.Monro, Harold, 1879-1932.Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Former ownerJames B. Pinker and Son.American Play Company. Former owner
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS West