Janus: The Papers of (Harold) Montgomery Belgion

Churchill/BLGN contains:
<-- See earlier
4	Literary Activities
5	Articles and Essays by Belgion
6	War Crimes Trials
7	Correspondence
8	Political Movements and Journalism
9	Collection of English, French, German, American and Other Periodicals
10	Belgion's Miscellaneous Activities
11	Uncompleted Literary Works Left by Belgion
12	Belgion's Pocket Diaries
13	Photographs
14	Personal Correspondence

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The Papers of (Harold) Montgomery Belgion

Title	Uncompleted Literary Works Left by Belgion
Reference	BLGN 11
Covering Dates	1936–1975
Extent and Medium	16 files

Content and context

Notes, synopses and drafts of lectures, books and HMB's memoirs.

Churchill/BLGN 11 contains:

Lectures and short stories. Notes for lectures and drafts for short stories made while HMB was a prisoner-of-war.
2 files.

c. 1941-c. 1944

"The Armour of Light". Synopsis and draft for book about Erasmus and Origen, begun while HMB was a prisoner-of-war. Includes press cuttings on Erasmus.
1 file.

1936–1951

"Erasmus". Notes on Erasmus and synopsis of proposed book.
1 file.

1962–1966

"The Recovery of Greatness". Notes for and draft of part of book.
1 file.

c. 1973

South American novel. Notes for and draft (incomplete) of a novel to be set in South America, begun while HMB was a prisoner-of-war.
1 file.

c. 1941-c. 1944

Drafts of memoirs. Subjects include: Sinclair Lewis; Lord Thomson of Fleet; Philip Goodman; Henry Ainley.
1 file.

1962-c. 1965

"The Curate's Wife" and "A Visit to the English". Drafts of novels.
1 file.

? 1938-? 1939

Synopses for unpublished articles and books. Includes synopses for "Political Leadership"; "Security against War"; "To Avert the Next War".
1 file.

c. 1951-c. 1960

Memoirs. Typescript copy of HMB's memoirs.
1 file.

c. 1970

Memoirs. Correspondence with publishers re. possibility of publication (unsuccessful).
1 file.

1971–1975

Memoirs. Typescript of HMB's memoirs: top copy of Chapters VI to end of an early version of memoirs.
1 file.

c. 1970

Memoirs. A fairly complete early version.
1 file.

c. 1970

Memoirs. HMB's "definitive version", entitled "Starting From Paris", revised by Helen Belgion (top copy).
1 file.

1974

Memoirs. Amended version sent for typing.
1 file.

c. 1974

Memoirs. "Starting from Paris", revised by Helen Belgion: first carbon checked for minor faults.
1 file.

1974

"Paris in My Boyhood". A paper by HMB read to the Burgh Society, Peterborough, after dinner.
1 file.

21 Nov 1955