Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Marie Corelli Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1880-1930
Collection number: 748
Creator:
Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Marie Corelli was the pen name of Mary MacKay (1855-1924). She was the best selling author of her time, writing 27 novels,
several collections of short stories, a book of verse, and a number of essays. The collection consists of correspondence,
literary manuscripts, and a scrapbook containing clippings and ephemera.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of 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, Department of 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 Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of 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
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marie Corelli Papers (Collection 748). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964534
Biography
Marie Corelli was the pen name of Mary MacKay, born May 1, 1855 in Bayswater, London, England; she was the best selling author
of her time, writing 27 novels, several collections of short stories, a book of verse, and a number of essays; most popular
works include
The Sorrows of Satan, or, The Strange Experiences of One Geoffrey Tempest,
Millionaire: A Romance (1895),
Thelma: A Society Novel (1887), and
Barabbas: A Dream of the World's Tragedy (1893); died April 21, 1924.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and a scrapbook of Marie Corelli. The scrapbook contains clippings
and ephemera. Correspondents include Sir Edwin Arnold, Bertha Vyver, the Dickens Fellowship, Rider Haggard, Richard Bentley
publishing firm, Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, Coulson Kernahan, Otto Kyllmann, Field and Tuer publishing firm, Andrew White Tuer,
and Frederic Henry Fisher.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Scrapbook.
- Letters from various persons to John Cuming Walters.
- Marie Corelli letters to various persons.
- Corelli literary manuscripts.
- Letters from Bertha Vyver to various persons.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924--Archives.
Women authors, English--Archival resources.
Vyver, Bertha.