Ward, (Humphry, Mrs.) Papers, 1857-1935

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Summary

Title:
Mrs. Humphry Ward Papers
Dates:
1857-1935
Creators:
Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of Mrs. Humphry Ward (1851-1920), a British writer at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. The collection consists of letters between Mrs. Ward and her publishers, family and friends, photographs, miscellaneous documents, and notebooks that hold drafts of her novels and articles. The collection spans the years 1857-1935.
Extent:
16.9 Linear Feet (39 document boxes, 1 half-size document box, 2 flat boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English , German , French , Italian .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mrs. Humphry Ward Papers (H.Mss.0927). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Mrs. Humphry Ward Collection, presented by William Clary, Homer Crotty, and The Honnold Library Society, is an accumulation of manuscript material consisting of correspondence, notebooks and unbound notes of Mary A. Arnold Ward Mrs. Humphry Ward, English writer best remembered for her novel Robert Elsmere 1888. Since Mrs. Ward was active early in the movement for higher education for women which began in Oxford, and Mr. Ward was a fellow and tutor of Brasenose College, this collection ties in well with the Oxford Collection.

Biographical / historical:

Mrs. Humphry Ward (1851-1920), born Mary Arnold, was an English novelist at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. A niece of Matthew Arnold and the aunt of Aldous Huxley, she was also active in social work and an opponent of women's suffrage. She published over thirty novels in her lifetime as well as a variety of articles and some works of nonfiction, the most famous of her novels being Robert Elsmere. Her work is notable for its strong affirmation of Victorian morality and musings on religious thought.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by Special Collections in July 1965 (Sotheby and Company), September 1966 (Sotheby and Company), March 1970 (Moorman), March 1970 (Jenkins Company), June 1985 (Serendipity Books) and May 2006 (Bernard Quaritch - Pusey House, Oxford).
Accruals:

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2022
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-29 11:17:53 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mrs. Humphry Ward Papers (H.Mss.0927). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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