Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: E.F. Benson Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1899-1940
Collection number: 177
Creator: Benson, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: E.F. Benson (1867-1940) wrote more than 75 published works, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The collection consists
of holograph drafts of three of Benson's novels, files of publisher's statements, contracts, letters and clippings.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library 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 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 Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library 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
- G.F. Sims, purchase, 1956.
- Gift of Martin D. Lister, 1962.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], E.F. Benson Papers (Collection 177). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709337
Biography
Born July 24, 1867 at Wellington College, Shropshire, England; wrote more than 75 published works, including fiction, nonfiction,
and poetry; best known for his Mapp and Lucia novels; also wrote mystery and supernatural tales, as well as biographies such
as King Edward VII: an appreciation and Queen Victoria's daughters; died February 29, 1940.
Scope and Content
Holograph drafts of three of Benson's novels, including Lucia in London, and 95 short stories, essays and poems. Also files
of publisher's statements, contracts, letters and clippings.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Drafts of novels and short stories (Boxes 1-6).
- Plays, scenarios (Boxes 6-7).
- Essays, poems (Box 7).
- Correspondence, contracts, portraits (Boxes 8-9).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Benson, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940--Archives.
Authors, English--20th century--Archival resources.
Benson, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940--
Lucia in London.