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Guide to the Henry Major Tomlinson Papers, 1873-1958
Special Collections M0318  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Henry Major Tomlinson Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1873-1958
    Collection number: Special Collections M0318
    Creator: Tomlinson, Henry Major, 1873-1958
    Extent: .5 linear ft.
    Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access Restrictions

    None.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

    Provenance

    Purchased from Dr. J. Tufts, 1979

    Preferred Citation:

    [Identification of item] Henry Major Tomlinson Papers, M0318, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biography

    Henry Major Tomlinson, born 1873 in Essex, England, was a novelist, essayist, travel writer, and journalist. He died 5 February 1958 in London.

    Scope and Content

    Collection includes letters, newsclippings, and articles by and about Tomlinson and his work. Also included is a holograph manuscript of "That Next War," a typescript of "A Complaint of Peace," and a first edition of "A Complaint of Peace" in San Francisco Chronicle (1929).