Title

Eden Phillpotts collection of papers, 1892-1939.

Author

Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Details

Additional Authors

• Brett, George Platt.
• Burke, Thomas, 1887-1945.
• Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926.
• Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844-1925.
• Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
• Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.
• American Play Company. fmo
• James B. Pinker and Son. fmo

Description

193 items.

Subjects

• Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960
• Correspondence

Genre/Form

Correspondence.

Biography (note)

• Eden Phillpotts was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and author of 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 Henry W. and Albert A. Berg, W. T. H. Howe, Muriel Rukeyser, the American Play Company, and the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Phillpotts

Author

Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960.

Title

Eden Phillpotts collection of papers, 1892-1939.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, a typescript, correspondence, and legal documents. The manuscripts and typescript include essays and a playbill. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1892 to 1939, to Thomas Burke, William Morris Colles, Sir F. C. Gould, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Humbert Wolfe, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, one dated 1898, from George P. Brett to W. M. Colles.

Biography

Eden Phillpotts was an English novelist, playwright, poet, and author of short stories.

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

Brett, George Platt.

Burke, Thomas, 1887-1945.

Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926.

Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844-1925.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.

Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940.

Berg, Albert Ashton, 1872-1950. Former owner

Berg, Henry W., 1858-1938. Former owner

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

Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980. Former owner

American Play Company. Former owner

James B. Pinker and Son. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Phillpotts