Manuscripts

Correspondence – Verney, T. – Wood, J

Description: The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1925-2014.
Call number: EJH 5061-5111
Creator: Howard, Elizabeth Jane(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Elizabeth Jane Howard, August 24, 1995 (Part I).; Elizabeth Jane Howard, February 5, 2001 (Part II).; Elizabeth Jane Howard, July 22, 2010 (Part III).; Bertram Rota Booksellers from Jonathan Clowes Ltd., Ms. Howard's Literary Executor, June 11, 2014 - June 2018 (Part IV).
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people: Aickman, Robert. (1907-1991.); Amis, Kingsley. (1904-1980.); Amis, Martin. (1879-1964.); Ashcroft, Peggy, (1911-2006.); Balcon, Jill. (1906-1984.); Barnes, Julian. (1896-1974.); Beaton, Cecil, (1899-1973.); Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, (1929-1995.); Bedford, Sybille, (1917-1993.); Betjeman, John, (1902-1986.); Blunden, Edmund, (1889-1977.); Bowen, Elizabeth, (1890-1976.); Braine, John. (1884-1969.); Brophy, Brigid, (1903-1974.); Burgess, Anthony, (1904-1972.); Cecil, David, (1939-); Chaplin, Charlie, (1908-1964.); Christie, Agatha, (1879-1970.); Compton-Burnett, I. (1949-); Connolly, Cyril, (1874-1963.); Conquest, Robert. (1912-1991.); Day Lewis, C. (1924-2012.); Day-Lewis, Daniel. (1930-1998.); De Bernières, Louis. (1907-1997.); Drabble, Margaret, (1905-1983.); Fleming, Ian, (1907-1987.); Forster, E. M. (1901-1990.); Foster, R. F. (1919-2013.); Felton, Anton. (1886-1964.); Frost, Robert, (1917-1967.); Fuller, Roy, (1883-1972.); Fussell, Paul, (1952-2022); Glover, Jane. (1878-1967.); Harrison, Rex. (1874-1965.); Hastings, Selina. (1921-1978.); Heller, Joseph. (1929-2018.); Hughes, Ted, (1930-2008.); Huxley, Elspeth, (1905-2000.); James, P. D. (1894-1984.); Kavanagh, Pat. (1900-1997.); Koestler, Arthur, (1905-1993.); Larkin, Philip. (1884-1967.); Lee, Laurie. (1903-1997.); Lehmann, John, (1886-1967.); Lehmann, Rosamond, (1922-2008.); Lessing, Doris, (1909-1989.); Linscott, Robert N. (1960-); Lumley, Joanna. (1909-1995.); McCullers, Carson, (1899-1979.); Mackenzie, Compton, (1912-1975.); Mamet, David. (1898-1981.); Manning, Olivia. (1892-1983.); Mantel, Hilary, (1880-1969.); Masefield, John,; Maugham, W. Somerset; Montgomery, Bruce,; Murdoch, Iris.; Norwich, John Julius,; O'Brien, Edna.; Oliver, Roland Anthony.; Pinter, Harold,; Powell, Anthony,; Priestley, J. B.; Pritchett, V. S.; Quennell, Peter,; Ransome, Arthur,; Rawlings, Margaret.; Rowse, A. L.; Sassoon, Siegfried,; Scofield, Paul,; Scott, Peter,; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,; Sillitoe, Alan.; Spark, Muriel.; Spender, Stephen,; Stoppard, Tom.; Tate, Allen,; Taylor, Elizabeth,; Van der Post, Laurens.; Waugh, Alec,; West, Rebecca,; Woolf, Leonard,
Associated organizations: A.D. Peters & Co., Literary Agents.; Jonathan Cape (Firm); Jonathan Clowes, Ltd.; Macmillan Company.; Random House (Firm); Viking Press.
Find out more: View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

Image not available
Correspondence – Suzman – Verney, T
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 5010-5060
Image not available
Correspondence – Wood, J. – Ziegler; Unidentified
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 5112-5164
Image not available
Correspondence -- Verney - Wyndham, P. (2001-2003)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 4094-4143
Image not available
Verney, Theodosia Olive, 1921-2009. 4 letters, 1 card and 1 postcard to Elizabeth Jane Howard, ([2002]-[ca. 2008]?), Pewsey (Wilts., Eng.)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 5061-5066.
Image not available
Wood, Jane. 6 letters, 3 cards and 3 postcards to Elizabeth Jane Howard, (1990-[1997]?), London (Eng.)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 5100-5111.
Image not available
Correspondence -- Hughes, T. - Kavanagh
Manuscripts
The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.
EJH 1015 - 1066

Correspondence – Verney, T. – Wood, J

You might also be interested in

Correspondence – Suzman – Verney, T

Correspondence – Wood, J. – Ziegler; Unidentified

Correspondence -- Verney - Wyndham, P. (2001-2003)

Verney, Theodosia Olive, 1921-2009. 4 letters, 1 card and 1 postcard to Elizabeth Jane Howard, ([2002]-[ca. 2008]?), Pewsey (Wilts., Eng.)

Wood, Jane. 6 letters, 3 cards and 3 postcards to Elizabeth Jane Howard, (1990-[1997]?), London (Eng.)

Correspondence -- Hughes, T. - Kavanagh