Evelyn Waugh Papers, 1916-2008, bulk 1916-1986

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Summary

Creators:
Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966
Abstract:
This collection contains literary manuscripts, business and personal correspondence and ephemera by and about the British writer Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966).
Extent:
9 boxes and one oversize folder
Language:
The records are in English .

Background

Scope and content:

The papers consist of the following series:

1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-2) are arranged alphabetically by author and title. This series includes a radio script for the BBC, two complete autograph manuscripts for Decline and Fall and Ninety-Two Days, a printed copy of "The Cynic," and manuscripts related to Basil Seal Rides Again, A Little Learning, The Loved One and an essay about Pope John XXIII.

2. Correspondence (Boxes 3-8) is arranged alphabetically by author. The majority of the letters in this series are business-related and cover the years 1961-1968; the letters concern the publication of Waugh's last books, permission requests to quote from Waugh's works and the re-issue of his earlier works after his death. The correspondents include Waugh's literary agents, A. D. Peters, and his publishers Associated Book Publishers Ltd., Chapman and Hall, Methuen and Co., and Penguin. The correspondence between Waugh and Chapman and Hall goes into great detail about the publishing of Waugh's books and his opinion of the quality of the publication.

Other correspondents in this series include: Robert Murray Davis, Anne Adelaide Ford, Hugh Heckstall-Smith, James G. Hepburn, Marie-Jaqueline Lancaster, Sir Victor Mallet, Alfred Robert McIntyre, Howard Irwin Ross, Christopher Sykes, Arthur Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Laura Waugh and Joel Wells.

3. Ephemera (Box 9 and Oversize Folder) is arranged by subject and format. This series includes the Inter-Office correspondence of Associated Book Publishers Ltd., compact disks, clippings, photographs, including an original Carl Van Vechten photograph, printed material and original storage boxes. The Oversize Folder contains one Long-Play phonographic record.

Biographical / historical:

Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), was a British satirical writer whose published works included Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust,Sword of Honour and The Loved One, as well as several travel books. Waugh's conversion to Catholicism in 1930 introduced Catholic themes and subjects to his writing including, perhaps his most well-known work, Brideshead Revisited. Waugh was married twice and had seven children, including the journalist Auberon Waugh; on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1966, Waugh died of heart failure at his home Combe Florey in Somerset.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Loren and Frances Rothschild, December 27, 2013
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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