| Description |
546 items. |
| Summary |
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, a diary for 1911-1933, an undated notebook, legal documents, portraits and pictorial works. The manuscripts include holographs from "A Christmas Garland," "The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill," and other essays; notes toward works, and short stories. The typescripts include essays, stories, and contributions to a collection of tributes to the author for his 80th birthday. The legal documents include agreements and royalty statements for the author and the author's will. |
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The correspondence includes letters, from 1885 to 1955, from the author to Edmund Gosse, Selwyn Jepson, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, and others. There are also letters relating to the author and his 80th birthday tribute album, dating from 1903 to 1964, between various correspondents including Clive Bell, Robert W. Fenn, William Heinemann, Ltd., Selwyn Jepson, and others. There are letters to Beerbohm from Selwyn Jepson, W. S. Maugham, Bernard Shaw, and others, dating from 1898 to 1956. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Biography |
Sir Max Beerbohm was a British essayist, drama critic, and caricaturist. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.
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Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 -- Portraits.
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| Genre/Form |
Correspondence.
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Diaries.
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Notebooks.
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| Added Author |
Bell, Clive, 1881-1964.
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Fenn, Robert.
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Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.
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Jepson, Selwyn, 1899-
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Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953.
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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
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Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner.
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Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner.
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Fletcher, Frank, 1870-1954, Former owner.
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Brooke, Rupert, 1887-1915, Former owner.
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Heinemann (Firm)
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| Call No. |
Berg Coll MSS Beerbohm
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| Research Call Number |
Berg Coll MSS Beerbohm
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