Pryce (Richard) Papers, 1888-1910

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Summary

Title:
Richard Pryce Papers,
Dates:
1888-1910
Creators:
Pryce, Richard, 1864-1942
Abstract:
Richard Pryce (1864-1942) was a novelist and dramatist. The collection consists of ten holograph manuscripts written by Pryce including Jezebel, Miss Maxwell's affections, Winifred Mount, Elementary Jane, The successor, Time and the woman, Christopher, Just impediment, Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman), and The ugly story of Miss Wetherby.
Extent:
4 boxes (2.0 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Pryce Papers (Collection 798). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of ten holograph manuscripts of English novelist Richard Pryce. Includes Jezebel, Miss Maxwell's affections, Winifred Mount, Elementary Jane, The successor, Time and the woman, Christopher, Just impediment, Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman), and The ugly story of Miss Wetherby.

Biographical / historical:

Pryce was born in 1864 in Boulogne, France; became a novelist and dramatist; published works include An evil spirit (1887), The ugly story of Miss Wetherby (1889), Jezebel (1900), Time and the woman (1913), David Penstephen (1915), The statue in the wood (1918), Romance and Jane Weston (1924), and Morgan's yard (1932); he died in 1942 in London.

Acquisition information:
Ex-libris Michael Sadleir.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Jezebel, Miss Maxwell's affections, Winifred Mount (Box 1).
  2. Elementary Jane, The successor, Time and the woman (Box 2).
  3. Christopher, Just impediment, Mary Redwing (The burden of a woman) (Box 3).
  4. The ugly story of Miss Wetherby (Box 4).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card files, October 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: April 1963 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Pryce Papers (Collection 798). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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