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{"value"=>"1731-1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1731/1941"}
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{"value"=>"William Beekman Collection of Virginia Woolf and Her Circle"}
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- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"This collection of Virginia Woolf books, correspondence, photographs, and other material was assembled by collector William Beekman over the course of several decades. Many of the books within this collection were originally owned, or gifted, by Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
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{"value"=>"Beekman, William", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"col"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British writer born and raised in London, England. She was one of the most famous writers of the modernist era and wrote many best-selling books such as <span class=\"title\">Mrs. Dalloway</span>, <span class=\"title\">A Room of One's Own</span> and <span class=\"title\">To The Lighthouse</span>.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Many of the books within this collection were originally owned, or gifted, by Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf (see provenance inscriptions with each book). The majority of the letters found in the collection were written by Virginia Woolf; with smaller groups written by her husband Leonard Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell.</p> <p>This collection was assembled by collector William Beekman over the course of several decades. He had custom boxes created for a majority of the books within the collection. He also housed the letters in binders based on recipient or subject. This collection maintains, with few exceptions, his organization.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection of Virginia Woolf books, correspondence, photographs, and other material was assembled by collector William Beekman over the course of several decades. The highlights include: two books, <span class=\"title\">Histoire de Ma Vie</span> by George Sand and <span class=\"title\">Familiar Studies of Men and Books</span> by Robert Louis Stevenson, rebound by Virginia Woolf in colorful and decorative paper, with hand lettered spine titles; several imprints of the Woolf's Hogarth Press, including review copies, owned by the Woolfs; Virginia and Leonard Woolf's copies of books inscribed to friends and loved ones; extensive correspondence, including a letter written by Virginia Woolf to her sister signed with nicknames and dated February 6, 1907 on the eve of her wedding; a letter from Virginia Woolf to Clive Bell, signed \"Eleanor Hadyng\" and dated February 19, [1909] with a photograph of Woolf and Bell at Studland Beach; forty letters from Virginia Woolf to Julian Bell (her nephew); copies of the first editions of Woolf's books; 3 manuscript poems by Vita Sackville-West; Woolf's passport; and a set of eight letters from Leonard Woolf and Vanessa Bell to Vita Sackville-West, regarding Woolf's disappearance and death.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Beekman Collection of Virginia Woolf and Her Circle is arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/25777#c1567676'>Series I: Books</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1731-1940</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>71 items</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The majority of the books in this series are by Virginia Woolf, with most being published by The Hogarth Press. The remaining books include works co-authored with Leonard Woolf, works from Julian Bell's library, and works from Woolf's library.</p> <p>Two titles were bound by Virginia Woolf -- a ten-volume set of George Sand's <span class=\"title\">Histoire de Ma Vie</span> and a copy of Stevenson's <span class=\"title\">Familiar Studies of Men and Books</span>. Many of the books are inscribed or signed by Virginia Woolf, primarily to close friends.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/25777#c1567736'>Series II: Manuscripts--Poems to Virginia Woolf</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>ca. 1925-1941</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>3 items</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Working drafts and handwritten versions of poems by Vita (Victoria) Sackville-West.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/25777#c1567740'>Series III: Letters and Documents</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1907-1941</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>25 items</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The majority of letters found in this series are from Virginia Woolf to various correspondents, including her sister Vanessa Bell (1, on the eve of her marriage); her brother-in-law Clive Bell (3); her nephews Julian and Quentin Bell (44); as well as single letters to Duncan Grant, Florence Hardy, Vita Sackville-West, and other members of the Bloomsbury Group. Fewer in number are the letters from Leonard Woolf and Vanessa Bell, primarily to Vita Sackville-West and regarding Virginia Woolf's disappearance and death in 1941.</p> <p>The broadsides, one from Hogarth Press and two for Virginia Woolf's books, as well as an extract from Virginia Woolf's passport (with photo), are also found in this series.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/25777#c1567834'>Series IV: Photographs</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1895-1935</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>3 photographic prints</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/25777#c1567838'>Series V: Art Work by Vanessa Bell</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>ca. 1930-1932</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>2 items</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Designs for <span class=\"title\">On Being Ill</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Second Common Reader</span> created by Vanessa Bell. Designs are framed.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Acquired by purchase and gift from William Beekman, 2019.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Thea Constantine</span> in <span class=\"date\">November 2019</span>.</p> <p>Two items were moved into the \"Bloomsbury Letters\" volume: the portrait photograph of Virginia Stephen (found loose), and \"The Voyage Out: Some Press Opinions\" (housed in book during transit).</p>"}
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1731
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1731
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1941
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1731
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1941
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153 items
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{"value"=>"William Beekman Collection of Virginia Woolf and Her Circle, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library"}