Evelyn Waugh collection of papers

id
1924
origination
Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966
date statement
1923-1968
key date
1923
identifier (local_mss)
19217
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Waugh
b-number
b15934722
total components
29
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:19 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:13:09 UTC
status note
(missing)
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physdesc
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unitid
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{"value"=>"19217", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1923-1968", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1923/1968"}
date_inclusive_start
1923
date_inclusive_end
1968
keydate
1923
unittitle
{"value"=>"Evelyn Waugh collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, a typescript, and correspondence."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Evelyn Waugh was an English novelist, short-story writer, essayist, poet, and journalist.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, a typescript, and correspondence. The manuscripts comprise essays and stories, including the travel book, \"Remote People,\" and the typescript is entitled \"Literary Style in England and America.\" The correspondence, dating from 1923 to 1968, includes letters from the author to Penelope Chetwode, Daphne Vivian Fielding, Anne Fremantle, Christopher Sandford, Vernon Watkins, and the editor of \"The Tablet,\" as well as letters from the publishers Chapman and Hall to Humbert Wolfe, dating from 1923 to 1926, relating to the author.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Evelyn Waugh collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19217#c223069'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19217#c223079'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The typescript was a gift of Dennis Silverman.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The typescript was a gift of Dennis Silverman.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
135 items
date_start
1923
date_end
1968

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