Part I : Literary Manuscripts and Correspondence
- Extent:
- 1 unit (76 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Arrangement:
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The literary manuscripts and correspondence are filed alphabetically by author. For each author, literary manuscripts (arranged alphabetically by title) precede correspondence (arranged alphabetically by addressee, sub-arranged chronologically). Two boxes of oversized folders and an extra-oversized folder follow at the end of this series. For all oversized folders, dummy sheets have been placed in their regular location in the main alphabetical sequence.
Contents
Access and use
- Parent 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.
RESTRICTED: The series of Isherwood's daily diaries, which are closed until January 1, 2030. Expurgated texts of these diaries have been edited and published by Katherine Bucknell. (Please see Selected Bibliography in this finding aid for citations.) Other diaries are available for research and are itemized in the Container List, below. RESTRICTED: Scholars' essays and letters (CI 3101-3108) addressed to Christopher Isherwood or to Don Bachardy after 1975 are closed for 30 years after their dates. This material is listed, along with opening dates, in Box 138.
- Parent terms of access:
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The literary rights for Isherwood are owned by Don Bachardy, 145 Adelaide Drive, Santa Monica, California 90402.
The literary rights for others in the collection are owned by the appropriate parties, e.g., the rights for Auden are owned by Edward Mendelson, those for Spender are owned by Lady Spender, etc. Please contact the Huntington's Curator of Literary Manuscripts with any questions.
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.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191