Finding Aid for the Theophilus E.M. Boll Papers, 1940-1966
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UCLA Library Special Collections
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Finding Aid for the Theophilus E.M. Boll Papers, 1940-1966
Collection number: 2088
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Lilace Hatayama, December 1979
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Theophilus E.M. Boll Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1966
Collection number: 2088
Creator:
Boll, Theophilus E.M. (Theophilus Ernest Martin), 1902-
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Theophilus E.M. Boll (1902- ) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania (1922-72). The collection consists
of letters, photographs, and research material relating to the English novelist Stephen Hudson and the publication of Hudson's
novel
Richard, Myrtle, and I, with a critical and biographical essay by Boll.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Theophilus E.M. Boll, 1976-77.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Theophilus E.M. Boll Papers (Collection 2088). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709419
Biography
Boll was born January 6, 1902 in New York City; attended University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1922; MA, 1924; Ph.D., 1930); spent
entire teaching career at University of Pennsylvania (1922-72) and became professor emeritus of English in 1972; author of
biographical and critical introductions to Stephen Hudson's book,
Richard, Myrtle, and I (1962); also author of
Miss May Sinclair, novelist: a biographical and critical introduction (1973) and many articles.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of letters, photographs, and research material relating to the English novelist Stephen Hudson and the
publication of Hudson's novel
Richard, Myrtle, and I, with a critical and biographical essay by Boll. Includes letters to Boll (33 from Violet Schiff, Hudson's wife), a review
of Hudson's novel and Boll's reply, and presentation copies of two books.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Boll, Theophilus E.M. (Theophilus Ernest Martin), 1902- --Archives.
Schiff, Violet--Correspondence.
Hudson, Stephen, 1868-1944.
University of Pennsylvania--Faculty--Archival resources.
Note
The collection is comprised of materials relating to the publication of
Richard, Myrtle, and I by Stephen Hudwon by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1962. Professor Theosophilus Boll wrote the biographical and
critical essays on Stephen Hudson for this edition. Stephen Hudson was the pseudonym of the English novelist, Sydney Schiff,
1868-1944.
Box 1, Folder 1
Biographical note [incomplete].
Physical Description: 1 leaf. Typescript.
Box 1, Folder 2
Cornhill, no.1017 (Autumn 1958). First meetings with Katherine Mansfield, by Stephen Hudson.
Physical Description: pp.202-212.
Box 1, Folder 3
Dictated comments by Violet Schiff on Boll's original mnauscript.
Physical Description: 5 leaves. Typescript.
Box 1, Folder 4
Interview notes with Violet Schiff.
Physical Description: 4 leaves. Holograph and typescript.
Letters to Theosophilus Boll. v.p., v.d.
Box 1, Folder 5
Beddinton-Behrens, Sir Edward, 1897- .
Physical Description: 6 items (5 leaves, 1 card, 1 envelope). Holograph and typescript.
Box 1, Folder 6
Cooke, Esmé.
Physical Description: 6 items (9 leaves). Holograph. With this: 2 photographs.
Box 1, Folder 7
Gardner, Frede Almond.
Physical Description: 9 items (8 leaves, 1 card). Holograph and typescript.
Box 1, Folder 8
Morley, Rose.
Physical Description: 4 items (18 leaves). Holograph.
Box 1, Folder 9
Schiff, Violet.
Physical Description: 33 items (8 leaves, 1 card). Holograph and typescript.
Box 1, Folder 10
Photographic proofs.
Physical Description: 16 items.
Box 1, Folder 11
Photographs.
Physical Description: 15 items.
Box 1, Folder 12
Replies to research inquiries. v.p., v.d.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Box 1, Folder 13
Research documents.
Physical Description: 8 items (12 leaves).
Abstract: Includes copies of last will and testament of Sydney Schiff, birth certificate, marriage certificate, documentation of divorce.
Box 1, Folder 14
Research notes.
Physical Description: 24 items (40 leaves). Holograph and typescript.
Box 1, Folder 15
Review of
Richard, Myrtle and I and Boll's reply, ca. 1965-1966.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 16
University of Pennsylvania Press.
Physical Description: 2 items (2 leaves). Typescript.
Presentation Copies Inscribed to Theosophilus Boll
Box 1, Folder 17
Boddington-Behrens, Edward.
Look back-look forward. London: Macmillan & Company Limited, 1963.
Box 1, Folder 18
Radiguet, Raymond,
Count d'orgel. New York: Grove Press [c. 1953].
Note
Translated from the French by Violet Schiff.
