Scope and Contents The D.H. Lawrence Collection consists four series: correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts, and periodicals. The letters are grouped by correspondent and arranged chronologically. Almost all of Lawrence’s letters are fully dated and occasional transcriptions accompany them. The manuscripts donated by Dr. Butler are in chronological order by the date of publication. Two additional manuscripts, “The Crown” and “Democracy,” both donated by the Friends of the Library, are included in the Butler...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one series entitled Correspondence. The letters in this collection are mainly from Wells to Reginald Turner, and generally concern Wells’ travel plans. Some of the letters refer to visits to Turner in Italy with Wells’ mistress, Rebecca West. Some refer to Wells’ travel plans with a later mistress, Odette Keun. Others refer to family plans with his sons Gip and Frank. A few letters discuss literary matters, such as articles or stories to be published. One letter...

Scope and Contents The letters, manuscripts, and business papers that make up the collection offer valuable insights into Norman Douglas as an author and a friend. They chronicle the last years of his writing career, discussing his business dealings, research, travels and thoughts on other authors. His sense of humor, love of life, and attention to detail are apparent in many of the letters contained in the collection. However, several sections of his letters are bitter, as he complains about the pains of...

Scope and Contents The Rossetti collection consists of three series: Dante Gabriel Rossetti letters, William Michael Rossetti letters, and miscellaneous materials. The entire collection contains approximately 80 items dating from 1865 to 1900, including letters written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti between 1865 and 1868. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by William Rossetti between 1897 and 1899 to Francis W. Burgess, a London bookseller, and Burgess’s widow, dating from 1899 to 1900. This...