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Finding Aid for the Letters to William Morris Colles, 1890-1926
2007
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Title: Letters to William Morris Colles,
Date (inclusive): 1890-1926
Collection number: 2007
Creator: Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926
Extent: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Abstract: William Morris Colles (1855-1926) was a prominent literary agent in London, and a author. The collection consists of letters
from various authors to Colles and his associates. Correspondents include
Sir James Barrie, Arnold Bennett, E.F. Benson, Ford Madox Ford, Rider Haggard, and Somerset Maugham.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Colles was born in 1855; he became a prominent literary agent in London; his published works include
Literature and the pension list (1889) and
Playright and copyright in all countries, showing how to protect a play or a book throughout the world (with Harold Hardy, 1906); he died in 1926.
Collection consists of letters from various authors to literary agent William Morris Colles and his associates. Correspondents
include Sir James Barrie, Arnold Bennett, E.F. Benson, Ford Madox Ford, Rider Haggard, and Somerset Maugham.
Arranged in the following series:
- A - B (Box 1).
- C - G (Box 2).
- H - O (Box 3).
- P - Z (Box 4).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926--Archives.
Literary agents--England--London--Correspondence.