Finding Aid for the Wilfrid Ewart Papers, 1910-1921
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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Finding Aid for the Wilfrid Ewart Papers, 1910-1921
Collection number: 708
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts 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
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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- Esther Vécsey, 20 March 1961
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- Alight Tsai
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- Josh Fiala, March 2002
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.
Box 1
The Scots Guards in the Great War. London, n.d. The first four chapters in two versions.
Physical Description: Holograph and corrected typescript. 1 folder.
Scope and Content Note
First published by Rich & Cowan, London, 1934.
Box 1
The Scots Guard. London, 1934. With the prologue in the hand of John Gawsworth, the editor. Ewart's work comprises only the first four chapters; the book
was completed by Major General Sir Cecil Lowther.
Physical Description: Complete corrected typescript.
Box 1
Aspects of England. London, n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript with corrections in the hand of the author and John Gawsworth. Includes several pages of galley proofs.
Note
First published by Richard's, London, 1937.
Box 1
Love and Strife [A biographical novel]. London, n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript with pencilled punctuations by E.H.W. Meyerstein.
Box 1
Modern Bibliographies. Four sheets of bibliographic data
re Ewart by John Gawsworth.
Physical Description: All in 1 folder.
Box 2
Letter to his father and mother relating Ewart's combat experiences in Belgium. France, December 8, 1917.
Physical Description: Holograph. 14pp. in 1 envelope.
Box 2
Ideas Book and
Questions and Notes on Ireland. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: Two holograph notebooks. 1 folder.
Box 2
Brigade of Guards in the European War. London, n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript.
Box 2
A Journey in Ireland. n.p, 1921. Two essays with 8 newspaper cuttings on the Irish Troubles, 1921.
Physical Description: Typescripts with holograph corrections. 1 envelope.
Box 2
Aspects of England. London, n.d. Most of the essays are signed on the last page and dated.
Physical Description: Twenty holograph manuscript essays. 1 folder.
Scope and Content Note
First published by Richard's, London, 1937.
Box 2
Twenty holograph manuscript essays on the Country. London, 1910-1914. All are dated on the last page. Unpublished.
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Box 2
Essays. London, 1912-1921.
Physical Description: Fifteen holograph manuscripts. 1 folder.
Box 2
A Journey in New Mexico and
Mexico. Unpublished.
Physical Description: Two holograph manuscripts. 1 folder.
Box 2
When Armageddon Came. London, 1919.
Physical Description: Six holograph manuscript essays.
ca. 156pp. 1 folder.
Note
First published by Rich & Cowan, 1933.
Box 2
When Armageddon Came; Studies in Peace and War. London, 1933. With notes by John Gawsworth.
Physical Description: Corrected typescript copy prepared for printer, and galley proofs. 1 folder.
