Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers

id
4874
origination
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
date statement
1905-1975
key date
1905
identifier (local_mss)
19280
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Wodehouse
b-number
b15966047
total components
28
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:10 UTC
updated
2026-08-16 02:10:42 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Wodehouse", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19280", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1905-1975", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1905/1975"}
date_inclusive_start
1905
date_inclusive_end
1975
keydate
1905
unittitle
{"value"=>"Pelham Grenville Wodehouse 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 typescripts, correspondence, and legal documents."}
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"=>"Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>P. G. Wodehouse was an American and English novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, and short-story writer.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the material was formerly owned by the American Play Company.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts, correspondence, and legal documents. The typescripts consist of plays and an apologia by the author, as well as plays and musical comedies co-written by the author with Guy Bolton, Menyhert Lengyel, and John Stapleton. The correspondence consists of letters from Wodehouse to the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son, dating from 1905 to 1934, and letters from Herbert Mitgang to Wodehouse dating from 1967 to 1975.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19280#c241845'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19280#c241862'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19280#c241867'>Legal Documents</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.</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>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
97 items
date_start
1905
date_end
1975

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