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Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen letters to John Hayward
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Elizabeth Bowen Papers
Manuscripts
The collection is composed of correspondence and literary manuscripts of Anglo-Irish author Elizabeth Bowen. All the manuscripts and over one hundred letters in the collection were penned by Bowen. The correspondence concerns publishing arrangements for Bowen's works in progress during the years 1944-1946, discussions of her writing and the writing of other authors, and references to her wartime writing for the British Council and other agencies. Correspondents include the British Broadcasting Corporation, Jonathan Cape Ltd., the Cresset Press, Cecil Day Lewis, the Fontaine, the British Council, Great Britain's Control Office for Germany and Austria, Graham Greene, John Hayward, Alfred A. Knopf Inc., John Lehmann, the Listener, Longmans, Green and Company, Ltd., the Opus Press, Victor Sawdon Pritchett, Emile Victor Rieu, Rolfe Arnold Scott-James, and Vogue. Some notable items include: Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. To Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn (Charteris) Asquith [1934] briefly describing an experience in Fascist Italy. HM 53108. Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. Letter (1946, July 1) to Harper's Bazaar encloses list of houses and places that inspired her stories. HM 52803. Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. Letter (1946, Mar. 1) to Frank Rouda analyzing her writing style and commenting on The House in Paris, in response to his request (1946, Feb. 2) for information to be used in his graduate studies. HM 52858 and HM 53060. Day-Lewis, Cecil. 6 pieces (1944-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen, and 5 pieces (1944-1946) from Bowen to Day-Lewis, discussing her writing for Orion. HM 52776-52780 and HM 52920-52925. Great Britain. British Council. 8 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen and 6 pieces (1945-1946) from Bowen to the British Council about various writing projects relating to the Council's wartime and post-war efforts. HM 52791-52796 and HM 52946-52953. Greene, Graham. 2 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen and 2 pieces (1944-ca. 1945) from Bowen to Greene concerning literary matters. HM 52801-52802 and HM 52962-52963. Hayward, John. 5 pieces (1945) to Elizabeth Bowen, one mentioning T.S. Eliot and all dealing with a literary project for Cresset Press. HM 52966-52970. Also 4 pieces (1945-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen from Cresset Press and 2 pieces (1946) from Bowen to Cresset Press. HM 52774-52775 and HM 52916-52919. Knopf (Alfred A.) Co. 10 pieces (1944-1946) to Elizabeth Bowen concerning publishing arrangements for The Demon Lover (published in the U.S. as Ivy Gripped the Steps) and 5 pieces (1946) from Bowen to Knopf. HM 52816-52820 and HM 52982-52991. Pritchett, V.S. Letter (1946, June 10) to Elizabeth Bowen about plans for a joint publication: Why Do I Write? An Exchange of Views between Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, & V.S. Pritchett (published in 1948). HM 53048. Persons represented by 5 or more pieces consist of: Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. 6 literary manuscripts, 134 pieces (1934-1946). HM 52743-52880, HM 53107-53108. British Broadcasting Corp. 12 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52881-52892. Cape (Jonathan) Ltd. 6 pieces (1944-1945). HM 52895-52900. Day-Lewis, Cecil. 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52920-52925. Fontaine (periodical). 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52934-52939. Great Britain. British Council. 8 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52946-52953. Great Britain. Control Office for Germany and Austria. 5 pieces (1946). HM 52955-52959. Hayward, John. 5 pieces (1945). HM 52966-52970. Knopf (Alfred A.) Inc. 10 pieces (1944-1946). HM 52982-52991. Lehmann, John Frederick. 6 pieces (1945-1946). HM 52993-52998. The Listener (periodical). 6 pieces (1944-1946). HM 53001-53006. Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd. 2 pieces (1945-1946) and 3 documents (1944-1946). HM 53009-53013. The Opus Press. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53030-53034. Pilot Press, Ltd. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53043-53047. Rieu, Emile Victor. 5 pieces (1945-1946). HM 53055-53059. Scott-James, Rolfe Arnold. 6 pieces (1945). HM 53066-53071. Vogue (periodical). 5 pieces (1946). HM 53093-53097.
mssHM 52741-53108
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Elizabeth Bowen letters to various members of the Society of Authors
Manuscripts
The letters were written by Elizabeth Bowen over a period of 18 years to various people involved with the Society of Authors: Mary Elizabeth Barber (HM 60393), Ralph Cooke (HM 60394-60397), C. Gilardino (HM 60398), and Denys Kilham Roberts (HM 60399-60402)
mssHM 60393-60402
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N.S. Bowen letter to H. Mills
Manuscripts
In this letter, Bowen discusses the following subjects in detail: several mines in Jamestown, California; gold, iron, copper and quartz mining in California; gold discoveries; and his plan to build a stamp mill to make the mining process easier.
mssHM 68278
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Hayward & Muzzall Photograph Collection
Visual Materials
This collection contains 170 photographs related to early California photographers E. J. Hayward and Henry Muzzall and consists chiefly of stereograph views of the Santa Barbara, California, region by Hayward and Muzzall, dating from the early 1870s to the mid 1880s, as well as additional family photographs dating from 1862 to 1894. Within the collection, there are 144 stereograph views: 51 by Hayward; 87 by Hayward & Muzzall; and 6 by additional photographers. The stereos primarily contain views of Santa Barbara streets and buildings, trees and gardens, and landmarks, including depictions of the Santa Barbara Mission, State Street, Hot Springs Canyon, and Chinese residents. The stereos include more than 80 from Hayward & Muzzall's set Views of Santa Barbara and Vicinity and a number from Hayward's Stereoscopic Views of Santa Barbara and Vicinity. There are also 29 card photographs in the collection consisting primarily of portraits of family members and friends, with 15 by Hayward and Muzzall, and 13 by other photographers. Additional credited photographers in the collection, typically represented by one to three images, include Fay Hammond; Santa Barbara photographers Richard Arnold; John Ellis Edwards; William J. Rea; Norman H. Reed; William N. Tuttle; and A. M. Stringfield; as well as Los Angeles photographer James D. Westervelt; Stockton, California, photographer O. Elliot; and San Francisco photographer Carleton Watkins.
photCL 493
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Leland Monroe Hayward letter to General William B. Franklin of Hartford, Connecticut
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This letter from Leland Monroe Hayward is a letter of recommendation to appoint Captain J.H. Culver of Milford Nebraska as the Assistant Inspector General of Soldiers' Homes. William B. Franklin was president, Board of Managers, on inspection of branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and soldiers homes in states.
mssHM 29238