Manuscripts

Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888. "Letter-Books of Wilfred Partington. Typescripts of Selected Letters: Vol. II: 1929-1931," carbon copy (MS.S., typewritten: 123 p.), (1929-1931)

Description: With autograph corrections and notes. Cataloger's Note: many of the originals of these letters are in the collection, but a significant number have been removed by Partington, including original letters by: Aldous Huxley, Lois Wise, and Thomas James Wise.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1912-1953.
Call number: PAR 34(1)
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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Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888. "Letter-Books of Wilfred Partington. Chronological List of Correspondents and Typescripts of Selected Letters: Vol. I: 1919-1921," carbon copy (MS.S., typewritten: 112 p.), (1919-1921)
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With autograph corrections and notes. Cataloger's Note: the "Chronological List of Correspondents" appears to be missing. Also, many of the originals of these letters are in the collection, but a significant number have been removed by Partington, including original letters by: Max Beerbohm, Joseph Conrad, H. Rider Haggard, William Orpen, and Thomas James Wise.
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Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888. "Letter-Books of Wilfred Partington. Typescripts of Selected Letters: Vol. II: 1932-1936," carbon copy (MS.S., typewritten: 109 p.), (1932-1936)
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With autograph corrections and notes. Followed by: "Letters not addressed to [Partington], but with which [he] was concerned…"
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Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888. 1 letter to John Kirkby, 1871-, carbon copy (L.S., typewritten: 1 p.), ([ca. 1931]?)
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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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Walpole, Hugh, Sir, 1884-1941. 1 letter to Wilfred Partington, b. 1888, L. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1929, Apr. 30), London (Eng.)
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Note: marked "copy." Cataloger's Note: this letter is a typewritten copy made by Partington and includes his "Explanatory" note. On the verso is a photostat of the autograph inscriptions by both Partington & Walpole in the Haggard novel, Eric Brighteyes. Please see letters from James Edward Scott, Mar. 31 & June 30, 1946, who was the new owner of the Haggard volume.
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[Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888]. 1 letter to Arthur St. John Adcock, 1864-1930, carbon copy (L., typewritten: 1 p.), (1929, Sep. 10)
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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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[Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888]. 1 letter to Arthur St. John Adcock, 1864-1930, carbon copy (L., typewritten: 1 p.), (1929, Sep. 5)
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Partington, Wilfred, b. 1888. "Letter-Books of Wilfred Partington. Typescripts of Selected Letters: Vol. II: 1929-1931," carbon copy (MS.S., typewritten: 123 p.), (1929-1931)

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