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1. "On His Queerness", typescript poem by Christopher Isherwood
- Creator:
- Isherwood, Christopher,--1904-1986
- Published / Created:
- n.d.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 344
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood correspondence with John Lehmann
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 17
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--20th century, and World War, 1939-1945
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "On His Queerness", typescript poem by Christopher Isherwood
2. A Winter Tour. MS in an unidentified hand
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1304
- Collection Title:
- William Maxse Meredith collection
- Image Count:
- 48
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- The collection contains autograph manuscripts and typescripts, corrected, of works by William Maxse Meredith, including the short stories Marion, A Winter Tour, and Will She Regret It?, as well as letters by and to him, including letters to Edward Clodd; William Morris Colles; S. M. Ellis; and Arthur Wing Pinero.
- Description:
- Acquired from various sources. For more information see catalog cards filed in the collection.
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--19th century--Archives, Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--19th century, and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A Winter Tour. MS in an unidentified hand
3. Campbell, William March
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 862
- Collection Title:
- Fred Benjamin Millett correspondence
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 7
- Abstract:
- Fred Benjamin Millett Correspondence is comprised of incoming letters from American and British authors dating from 1933 to 1950. The authors write in response to Millet's request for information while preparing his books: Contemporary British Literature: A Critical Survey and 232 Author-bibliographies (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935) and Contemporary American Authors: A Critical Survey and 219 Bio-bibliographies (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1940). Correspondents include: Sherwood Anderson, Gordon Bottomley, John Dos Passos, Edna Ferber, F. Scott Fitzgerald, H. D., Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, Robinson Jeffers, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Dorothy Parker, Ezra Pound, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Ethel Sidgwick, Wallace Stevens, Carl Van Vechten, Robert Penn Warren, Evelyn Waugh, Thornton Wilder, and William Carlos Williams. In his questionnaire Millett asked authors for a list of writings, biographical information, whether the author is represented in an oil portrait, and whether their works have been adapted to film. and Letters from American authors.
- Description:
- Fred Benjamin Millett (1890-1976), professor of English and Head of the Honors College at Wesleyan University. and Purchased on the George B. Alvord Fund, Library Associates Fund, William Robertson Coe American Studies Fund, and Francis O. Matthiesen Fund, 1960.
- Subject (Name):
- Millett, Fred B. (Fred Benjamin), 1890-1976
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, English--20th century, Bio-bibliography, and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Campbell, William March
4. Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood
- Creator:
- Bachardy, Don, 1934-
- Published / Created:
- 1959 Sep 3
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 345
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood letters to his family
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 7
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Collection contains letters from Christopher Isherwood to his brother, Richard Isherwood, and his mother, Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood. The letters describe his life in America, his efforts to become a United States citizen, and his involvement with Indian Vedanta philosophy and the Swāmi Prabhavananda. Many letters discuss his work writing articles, screenplays and books, especially the autobiographical "Kathleen and Frank." The letters also mention several of his friends, including E. M. Forster, Felix Greene, Aldous Huxley and Peggy Kiskadden. Also included is a letter from Isherwood's companion Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood with a note from Christopher, and two letters to Christopher Isherwood from family acquaintances concerning family history.
- Subject (Name):
- Isherwood, Richard.
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood
5. Great Britain, Home Office
- Published / Created:
- 1954-1955
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 872
- Collection Title:
- H. Montgomery Hyde papers related to Oscar Wilde
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 24
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- The papers contain correspondence and research notes related to Hyde's biography of Wilde, originally titled Oscar Wilde in Prison, published as Oscar Wilde: the Aftermath (Methuen, 1963). Correspondents include his publisher Methuen & Co., Wilde's son Vyvyan Holland, the author Rupert Hyde-Davis, the British Home Office regarding access to government records and prisons, and friends and colleagues who wrote to Hyde with opinions of his manuscript and book. Also present are Hyde's annotated carbon typescript and a proof copy of the published book. A note from Hyde, dated May 1964, accompanies the collection and explains the book's change in title.
- Description:
- Harford Montgomery Hyde (1907-1989), Irish-born lawyer and author. and Purchased from Hamill & Barker on the Library Associates Fund, 1964.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Home Office and Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--20th century, and LGBTQ resource
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Great Britain, Home Office
6. Letters to Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood
- Creator:
- Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
- Published / Created:
- 1945-47.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 345
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood letters to his family
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 6
- Image Count:
- 15
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Collection contains letters from Christopher Isherwood to his brother, Richard Isherwood, and his mother, Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood. The letters describe his life in America, his efforts to become a United States citizen, and his involvement with Indian Vedanta philosophy and the Swāmi Prabhavananda. Many letters discuss his work writing articles, screenplays and books, especially the autobiographical "Kathleen and Frank." The letters also mention several of his friends, including E. M. Forster, Felix Greene, Aldous Huxley and Peggy Kiskadden. Also included is a letter from Isherwood's companion Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood with a note from Christopher, and two letters to Christopher Isherwood from family acquaintances concerning family history.
- Subject (Name):
- Isherwood, Kathleen Machell Smith, 1868-1960
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters to Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood
7. Letters to Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood
- Creator:
- Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
- Published / Created:
- 1945-47.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 345
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood letters to his family
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 21
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Collection contains letters from Christopher Isherwood to his brother, Richard Isherwood, and his mother, Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood. The letters describe his life in America, his efforts to become a United States citizen, and his involvement with Indian Vedanta philosophy and the Swāmi Prabhavananda. Many letters discuss his work writing articles, screenplays and books, especially the autobiographical "Kathleen and Frank." The letters also mention several of his friends, including E. M. Forster, Felix Greene, Aldous Huxley and Peggy Kiskadden. Also included is a letter from Isherwood's companion Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood with a note from Christopher, and two letters to Christopher Isherwood from family acquaintances concerning family history.
- Subject (Name):
- Isherwood, Kathleen Machell Smith, 1868-1960
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters to Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood
8. Letters to Richard Isherwood
- Creator:
- Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
- Published / Created:
- 1942-74.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 345
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood letters to his family
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 20
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Collection contains letters from Christopher Isherwood to his brother, Richard Isherwood, and his mother, Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood. The letters describe his life in America, his efforts to become a United States citizen, and his involvement with Indian Vedanta philosophy and the Swāmi Prabhavananda. Many letters discuss his work writing articles, screenplays and books, especially the autobiographical "Kathleen and Frank." The letters also mention several of his friends, including E. M. Forster, Felix Greene, Aldous Huxley and Peggy Kiskadden. Also included is a letter from Isherwood's companion Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood with a note from Christopher, and two letters to Christopher Isherwood from family acquaintances concerning family history.
- Subject (Name):
- Isherwood, Richard.
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters to Richard Isherwood
9. Letters to Richard Isherwood
- Creator:
- Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
- Published / Created:
- 1942-74.
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 345
- Collection Title:
- Christopher Isherwood letters to his family
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 21
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Collection contains letters from Christopher Isherwood to his brother, Richard Isherwood, and his mother, Kathleen Machell Smith Isherwood. The letters describe his life in America, his efforts to become a United States citizen, and his involvement with Indian Vedanta philosophy and the Swāmi Prabhavananda. Many letters discuss his work writing articles, screenplays and books, especially the autobiographical "Kathleen and Frank." The letters also mention several of his friends, including E. M. Forster, Felix Greene, Aldous Huxley and Peggy Kiskadden. Also included is a letter from Isherwood's companion Don Bachardy to Richard Isherwood with a note from Christopher, and two letters to Christopher Isherwood from family acquaintances concerning family history.
- Subject (Name):
- Isherwood, Richard.
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--20th century--Archives and English literature--20th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters to Richard Isherwood
