Evelyn Waugh Papers

The papers consist of the following series:

1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-2) are arranged alphabetically by author and title. This series includes a radio script for the BBC, two complete autograph manuscripts for Decline and Fall and Ninety-Two Days, a printed copy of "The Cynic," and manuscripts related to Basil Seal Rides Again, A Little Learning, The Loved One and an essay about Pope John XXIII.

2. Correspondence (Boxes 3-8) is arranged alphabetically by author. The majority of the letters in this series are business-related and cover the years 1961-1968; the letters concern the publication of Waugh's last books, permission requests to quote from Waugh's works and the re-issue of his earlier works after his death. The correspondents include Waugh's literary agents, A. D. Peters, and his publishers Associated Book Publishers Ltd., Chapman and Hall, Methuen and Co., and Penguin. The correspondence between Waugh and Chapman and Hall goes into great detail about the publishing of Waugh's books and his opinion of the quality of the publication.

Other correspondents in this series include: Robert Murray Davis, Anne Adelaide Ford, Hugh Heckstall-Smith, James G. Hepburn, Marie-Jaqueline Lancaster, Sir Victor Mallet, Alfred Robert McIntyre, Howard Irwin Ross, Christopher Sykes, Arthur Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Laura Waugh and Joel Wells.

3. Ephemera (Box 9 and Oversize Folder) is arranged by subject and format. This series includes the Inter-Office correspondence of Associated Book Publishers Ltd., compact disks, clippings, photographs, including an original Carl Van Vechten photograph, printed material and original storage boxes. The Oversize Folder contains one Long-Play phonographic record.