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The Lester W. McLennan Collection of Sitwelliana
SC.73
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Title: The Lester W. McLennan Collection of Sitwelliana
Dates: ca 1909-1975
Collection Number: SC.73
Creator/Collector:
Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969
Sitwell, Sacheverell, 1897-1988
Extent: 142 volumes (18 linear ft)
Repository:
California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
Fullerton, California 92834-4150
Abstract: The McLennan Collection of Sitwelliana includes the works of and about Sir Osbert Sitwell and his brother, Sacheverell Sitwell.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
The Lester W. McLennan Collection of Sitwelliana. California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special
Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Sir Osbert Sitwell was a distinguished English poet and novelist. His brother, Sacheverell Sitwell,was also a poet and an
art critic. They were the brothers of Dame Edith Sitwell and were members of a family of British eccentrics and intellectuals.
The items in this collection were collected by Mr. Lester W. McLennan over a period of several years.
Scope and Content of Collection
The books, pamphlets, and ephemera in this collection represent a view of the English aristocracy in the late Victorian and
Edwardian periods, as well as the world of contemporary art.
Novelists, English--20th century.