Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937
- Abstract:
- A collection of letters from James M. Barrie, English author and playwright, to his literary and dramatic agent, Reginald Edward Golding Bright.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. James M. Barrie letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains ninety-eight letters written by Barrie to his agent, Reginald Edward Golding Bright. The letters are both brief and official and concern themselves with production aspects of Barrie's plays such as royalties, contracts, revivals, and casting decisions.
- Biographical / historical:
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James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a playwright and novelist who is chiefly remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. Barrie was born in Scotland and moved to London in 1885 where he would reside for the remainder of his life. His first successful novel, Auld Licht Idylls, was published in 1888 and Barrie continued to write fictional and autobiographical tales until the late 1890s. In 1897, Barrie became focused on writing for the theatre, producing Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, in 1904. Other plays by Barrie include Quality Street (1901), The Admirable Crichton (1902), What Every Woman Knows (1908), The Twelve-pound Look (1910), The Will (1913), and Dear Brutus (1917).
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Sotheby's, July 1973.
- Processing information:
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Processed by William Ingoldsby in January 1975; in June 2025, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. James M. Barrie letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191