Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966
- Abstract:
- This collection contains 101 issues of periodicals with content written by or about the British author Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) between 1923 and 2010, with the bulk of the items dating from 1930 to 1965. 76 of the items contain articles or stories by Waugh. The remaining 25 items contain reviews of his books and articles about him. More than fifty periodical titles are represented, ranging from small literary journals to large weekly news magazines in England and the United States.
- Extent:
- 101 items in 7 boxes
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains 101 issues of periodicals with content written by or about the British author Evelyn Waugh between 1923 and 2010, with the bulk of the items dating from 1930 to 1965. 76 of the items contain articles or stories by Waugh. The remaining 25 items contain reviews of his books and articles about him. More than fifty periodical titles are represented, ranging from small literary journals to large weekly news magazines in England and the United States.
The collection inventory below contains entries listing the periodical title, volume and issue number, date, publisher and publisher location, article title, page numbers, author of the Waugh-related pieces, and, when applicable, the item's number in A Bibliography of Evelyn Waugh (Whitston Publishing Company, 1986) by Robert Murray Davis, et al.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged by size (small, medium, and large) and chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Note:
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Finding aid last updated on November 7, 2014.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Location of this collection:
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- Contact:
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