Manuscripts

Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1929, Oct. 1), London (Eng.)

Description: Also enclosed: autograph notes by Partington; Proposed Rare-Book Section (typewritten) and Proposed Rare-Book Section (carbon copy).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1912-1953.
Call number: PAR 73
Creator: Partington, Wilfred (1888-1955)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired through Maggs Bros., from Sotheby's (London), Lot 426, July 28-29, 1977.
Associated people: Adcock, Arthur St. John, (1864-1930.); Allan, P. B. M. (1884-1973.); Beinecke, Edwin J. (1886-1970.); Conrad, Jessie. (1872-1966.); Craig, Edward Gordon, (1873-1956.); De la Mare, Walter, (1882-1937.); Drinkwater, John, (1879-1970.); Forster, E. M. (1867-1933.); Galsworthy, John, (1879-1959.); Gosse, Philip, (1879-1937.); Hardy, Florence Emily, (1907-1999.); Hart-Davis, Rupert, (1859-1936.); Housman, A. E. (1858-); Ibbett, William Joseph, (1865-1936.); Keen, Alan. (1871-); Kipling, Rudyard, (1899-1975.); Kirkby, John, (1883-1959.); Laver, James, (1878-1967.); McBey, James, (1875-1954.); Masefield, John, (1880-1958.); Maxwell-Scott, Walter, (1892-1979.); Meikle, Henry W. (1884-1967.); Morton, H. V. (1888-1955.); Murray, John, (1859-1944.); Partington, Wilfred, (1876-1949.); Pollard, Alfred W. (1876-1952.); Pope-Hennessy, Una, (1856-1950.); Rosenbach, A. S. W. (1878-1968.); Shaw, Bernard, (1858-1948.); Sinclair, Upton, (1891-1970.); Spielmann, M. H. (1884-1941.); Thorp, Margaret Farrand, (-1948.); Walpole, Hugh,; Watt, Alexander Strahan,
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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1929, Sep. 9), London (Eng.)
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With autograph notes by Partington.
PAR 72
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[Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888]. 1 letter to Arthur St. John Adcock, 1864-1930, carbon copy (L., typewritten: 1 p.), (1925, Aug. 10)
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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1930, Feb. 10), London (Eng.)
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The collection consists of manuscripts by Partington, James Agate, Jessie Conrad, R. B. Cunninghame Grahame, John Kirkby, and H. D. C. Pepler; these manuscripts include articles, essays, personal narratives, poems, and short stories. The correspondence mainly relates to Partington's work with the Bookman's journal, his books about Sir Walter Scott, and his various literary endeavors. The main subjects of these letters reflect the work and interests of Partington, including bibliography, forgery, and the authors Joseph Conrad, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Thomas James Wise. There are also letters by Partington, mainly carbon copies, and a small group of letters from his family and friends. The collection also includes his research files and a small amount of ehpemera.
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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1928, Oct. 26), London (Eng.)
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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1930, Mar. 7), London (Eng.)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Partington, James Agate, Jessie Conrad, R. B. Cunninghame Grahame, John Kirkby, and H. D. C. Pepler; these manuscripts include articles, essays, personal narratives, poems, and short stories. The correspondence mainly relates to Partington's work with the Bookman's journal, his books about Sir Walter Scott, and his various literary endeavors. The main subjects of these letters reflect the work and interests of Partington, including bibliography, forgery, and the authors Joseph Conrad, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Thomas James Wise. There are also letters by Partington, mainly carbon copies, and a small group of letters from his family and friends. The collection also includes his research files and a small amount of ehpemera.
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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1929, Oct. 1), London (Eng.)

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