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Finding Aid for the Ivy Compton-Burnett Literary Manuscripts, 1948-1963
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Title: Ivy Compton-Burnett Literary Manuscripts,
Date (inclusive): 1948-1963
Collection number: 2035
Creator: Compton-Burnett, I. (Ivy), 1884-1969
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884-1969) was an author who wrote over twenty novels. She received the James Tait Black memorial prize
for
Mother and son (1955). The collection consists of manuscripts of four novels and one typescript by Compton-Burnett including
A father and his fate,
A heritage and its history, and
Two worlds and their ways.
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.
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of John Paul and Mary Ewing, the Friends of the UCLA Library, and the UCLA Parents' Fund.
- From the collection of late UCLA Professor of English Majl Ewing.
[Identification of item], Ivy Compton-Burnett Literary Manuscripts (Collection 2035). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Ivy Compton-Burnett was born at Pinner, Middlesex, England, June 5, 1884; educated at Addiscombe College, Howard College,
and the Royal Holloway College; wrote first novel,
Dolores (1911), while a governess for her younger sisters; wrote over twenty novels in her lifetime, receiving the James Tait Black
memorial prize for
Mother and son (1955); died, London, England, August 27, 1969.
Collection consists of manuscripts of four novels and one typescript by Ivy Compton-Burnett: 1.
A father and his fate; 2.
A god and his gifts; 3.
A heritage and its history; 4.
The mighty and their fall; 5.
Two worlds and their ways.
Arranged in the following series:
- Arranged alphabetically by title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Compton-Burnett, I. (Ivy), 1884-1969--Archives.
Women novelists, English--Archival resources.
Authors, English--Manuscripts.