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Gilbert Keith Chesterton collection of papers
- Title
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton collection of papers, [1895?]-1935.
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Berg Coll MSS Chesterton | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Alyea, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Collins), 1898-1974.
- Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
- Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.
- Chesterton, Edward.
- Elliott, H. B.
- Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938.
- O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.
- Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
- Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.
- Wolfe, Ann.
- Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
- A. P. Watt and Son.
- James B. Pinker and Son.
- T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)
- American Play Company. fmo
- Description
- 67 items.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Notebooks.
- Sketchbooks.
- Biography (note)
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer of autobiographies, biographies, essays, historical works, journalism, literary criticism, novels, plays, and short-stories.
- 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. Previous owners include Humbert Wolfe, the American Play Company, W. T. H. Howe, and Owen D. Young.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS Chesterton
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936.
- Title
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton collection of papers, [1895?]-1935.
- Summary
- This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, an undated notebook, legal and financial documents, a sketchbook, and a portrait sketch. The manuscripts and typescripts include articles and essays, poems, and a number of reader's reports sent to the publisher T. Fisher Unwin about various authors. Also included are essays, reviews and notes for essays about Chesterton, in typescript and manuscript, written by W. H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Sean O'Casey, Bernard Shaw, Ann Wolfe, and Humbert Wolfe. The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1904 to 1935, to E. V. Lucas, Clement King Shorter, the publisher T. Fisher Unwin, and the literary agency A. P. Watt and Son. The collection also includes correspondence relating to the author, dating from 1896 to 1928, between various correspondents, including Edward Chesterton, Dorothy Collins, H. B. Elliott, Humbert Wolfe, T. Fisher Unwin, A. P. Watt and Son, and the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son. There is one letter to Chesterton from Humbert Wolfe, dated April 19, 1933.
- Biography
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer of autobiographies, biographies, essays, historical works, journalism, literary criticism, novels, plays, and short-stories.
- Indexes
- Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Alyea, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Collins), 1898-1974.Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.Chesterton, Edward.Elliott, H. B.Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938.O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964.Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.Wolfe, Ann.Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former ownerWolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940. Former ownerYoung, Owen D., 1874- Former ownerA. P. Watt and Son.James B. Pinker and Son.T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)American Play Company. Former owner
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS Chesterton