Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Wilfrid Ewart Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1910-1921
Collection number: 708
Creator:
Ewart, Wilfrid, 1892-1922
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Wilfrid Herbert Gore Ewart (1892-1922) was a British captain in the Scots Guards in World War I. He wrote articles and books
about the action of the batallion. The collection consists of Wilfrid Ewart's typescript and holographic literary manuscripts,
many with emendations by his editor, John Gawsworth.
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.
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
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wilfrid Ewart Papers (Collection 708). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Wilfrid Herbert Gore Ewart was born on May 19, 1892; was British captain in the Scots Guards in World War I; wrote articles
about the action of the batallion for the
Spectator,
The National Review,
The English Review, and The Land And Water; wrote several books, including
Way of Revelation; a Novel of Five Years (1921),
A Journey in Ireland (1921), and
Scots Guard (1934); traveled to New Mexico and Mexico after the war; he died on Dec 31, 1922 in Mexico City.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of Wilfrid Ewart's typescript and holographic literary manuscripts, many with emendations by his editor,
John Gawsworth. Also included are two holograph notebooks, and one letter to his parents describing his combat experiences
in Belgium.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- The Scots Guards in the Great War, The Scots Guard, Love and strife (Box 1).
- Aspects of England (Boxes 1-2).
- Brigade of Guards in the European War, A journey in Ireland, A journey in New Mexico, Mexico, Why Armageddon came (Box 2).
- Letter to parents about combat experience in Belgium (Box 2).
- Holograph manuscript essays (Box 2).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ewart, Wilfrid, 1892-1922--Archives.
Great Britain. Army. Scots Guards--Officers--Archival resources
Authors, English 20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.