Guide to the Henry Major Tomlinson Papers,
1873-1958
Processed by Sara Timby; machine-readable finding aid created by C. Del Anderson
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
© 1998
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Henry Major Tomlinson Papers,
1873-1958
Collection number: M0318
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Sara Timby
- Date Completed:
- 1980 Feb
- Encoded by:
- C. Del Anderson
© 1998 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
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).
Container 1, Folder 1
Letters to Dr. Tufts from book dealers (John Gurlson, London) re: Tomlinson and his work.
n.d.
Container 1, Folder 2
Miscellaneous newsclippings by and about Tomlinson.
1920-1936
Container 1, Folder 3
Miscellaneous newsclippings by and about Tomlinson.
1920-1936
Container 1, Folder 4
Newsclips and journal articles re: Tomlinson and his books.
1920-1939
Container 1, Folder 5
Newsclips and journal articles re: Tomlinson and his books.
1920-1939
Container 1, Folder 6
Two journal articles re: Tomlinson and his works.
1923, 1934
Container 1, Folder 7
Two journal articles
1924
Container 1, Folder 8
Photoflow prints of newsclips written by Tomlinson. Originally bound in black, 3-ring binder.
n.d.
Container 1, Folder 9
Second part of binder contents, listed above.
n.d.
Container 1, Folder 10
Holograph manuscript, signed, of "That next war." 22 leaves, 8 vo., in ink, heavily corrected with original protrait photograph
of Tomlinson laid in. Paper folder.
n.d.
Container 1, Folder 11
Typescript, signed, of "A complaint of peace." 6 leaves, 8 vo, corrected in ink, with original ink portrait of Tomlinson,
als, 1p 2 envelopes, and 2 newspaper clippings, all tipped or mounted onto vellum, bound in full red levant morocco.
n.d.
Container 1, Folder 11
First edition of " A complaint of Peace, " in San Francisco Chronicle.
1929, Dec 2