Finding Aid for the Richard Pryce Papers, 1888-1910
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Finding Aid for the Richard Pryce Papers, 1888-1910
Collection number: 798
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Brooke Whiting, April 1963
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Richard Pryce Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1888-1910
Collection number: 798
Creator:
Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Extent:
4 boxes (2.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Richard Pryce (1864-1942) was a novelist and dramatist. The collection consists of ten holograph manuscripts written by Pryce
including
Jezebel,
Miss Maxwell's affections,
Winifred Mount,
Elementary Jane,
The successor,
Time and the woman,
Christopher,
Just impediment,
Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman), and
The ugly story of Miss Wetherby.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold
the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Ex-libris Michael Sadleir.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Richard Pryce Papers (Collection 798). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Pryce was born in 1864 in Boulogne, France; became a novelist and dramatist; published works include
An evil spirit (1887),
The ugly story of Miss Wetherby (1889),
Jezebel (1900),
Time and the woman (1913),
David Penstephen (1915),
The statue in the wood (1918),
Romance and Jane Weston (1924), and
Morgan's yard (1932); he died in 1942 in London.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of ten holograph manuscripts of English novelist Richard Pryce. Includes
Jezebel,
Miss Maxwell's affections,
Winifred Mount,
Elementary Jane,
The successor,
Time and the woman,
Christopher,
Just impediment,
Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman), and
The ugly story of Miss Wetherby.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
-
Jezebel,
Miss Maxwell's affections,
Winifred Mount (Box 1).
-
Elementary Jane,
The successor,
Time and the woman (Box 2).
-
Christopher,
Just impediment,
Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman) (Box 3).
-
The ugly story of Miss Wetherby (Box 4).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942--Archives.
Authors, English--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Note
Description derived from in-house card files.
Box 1
Jezebel. London, 1897-1899.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published as a serial in the
Gentlewoman, February 1-June 13, 1900.
First published as a book by Hutchinson, London, 1900 (Sadleir no.1983).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 1
Miss Maxwell's affections; a novel. London, 1890.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1891 (Sadleir no.1985).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 1
Winifred Mount. London, 1892-1983.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Methuen, London, 1894 (Sadleir no.1993).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 2
Elementary Jane. London, 1894-1896.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Hutchinson, London, 1897 (Sadleir no.1981).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 2
The successor: a novel. London, 1900-1903.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Hutchinson, London, 1904 (Sadleir no.1990).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 2
Time and the woman: a novel. London, 1891-1992.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21.5 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Methuen, London, 1892 (Sadleir no.1991).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 3
Christopher. London, 1905-1910.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Hutchinson, London, 1911 (Sadleir no.1977).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 3
Just impediment. London, 1889.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21.5 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Ward & Downey, London, 1890 (Sadleir no.1984).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 3
Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman). London, 1893-1894.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 2 vol. 21.5 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by A.D. Innes & Company, London, 1895, under the title, “The burden of a woman.” (Sadleir no.1976).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.
Box 4
The ugly story of Miss Wetherby. London, 1888.
Creator/Collector: Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Physical Description: 308 leaves. 21.5 cm. Holograph. Bound in green cloth.
Note
First published by Walter Scott, London, 1889. (Not in Sadleir).
Ex-libris: Michael Sadleir.