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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Mrs. H.F. Boesche letter
    Creator: Boesche , H.F., Mrs.
    Identifier/Call Number: 2536
    Physical Description: 0.03 Linear Feet 1 folder
    Date: 1936
    Abstract: Collection consists of a 1936 letter from English writer and playwright W. Somerset Maugham to Mrs. H.F. Boesche.
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of a 1936 letter and envelope from English writer and playwright W. Somerset Maugham to Mrs. Henry F. (Edith) Boesche in response to a fan letter. The letter was sent from the residence of Bertram Alanson, Maugham's friend and stockbroker.
    Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series, and was labeled 100-21.

    Biographical / Historical

    W. Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. His best known publication is Of Human Bondage (1915).

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Mrs. H.F. Boesche.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Mrs. H.F. Boesche letter, Collection no. 2536, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed.

    Processing Information

    This collection is housed in the same box as collection #2530.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Correspondence
    Letters
    playwrights
    Writers
    Boesche , H.F., Mrs. -- Archive
    Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965