| King's/PP/ICB contains: |
|---|
| 1 |
Original works by Ivy Compton-Burnett |
| 2 |
Original works by Margaret Jourdain |
| 3 |
Correspondence and works of others |
| 4 |
Biographical papers |
| 5 |
BBC Radio Broadcasts |
| 6 |
Novels by ICB and translations |
| 7 |
Newspaper cuttings of reviews |
| 8 |
Other printed material |
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The Papers of Ivy Compton-Burnett
| Title |
Original works by Ivy Compton-Burnett |
| Reference |
ICB/1 |
| Covering Dates |
1931–1963 |
| Extent and Medium |
6 envelopes; paper |
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| Content and context |
This section of the catalogue contains drafts of two of ICB's novels, and typescript copies of two plays based on her books. |
| King's/PP/ICB/1 contains: |
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1-3
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'A God and his Gifts'. Three slim notebooks containing scored-through pencil drafts of passages destined for 'A God and His Gifts', comprising:. - '1'. Loosely inserted into this volume (and bearing pencil drafts on both sides) are the first page of a typed letter signed on BBC headed paper, 9 Jan. 1962, concerning a dramatisation for radio of 'The Mighty and their Fall' (1961) and a printed invitation from The National Fur Company, the blank verso similarly used. - '2'. Loosely inserted into this volume, with drafts on the blank verso, is a circular roneo typescript letter to Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature from the Secretary, J. M. Patterson, soliciting suggestions for recipients of the C. Lit, Nov. 1963. - '4'. The leaves of this notebook have been numbered 82 to 129 by ICB. Loosely inserted into the volume are a typed letter signed from Bob Swash enquiring about stage adaptation of a novel by ICB, 11 Dec. 1963, with ICB's drafts on both sides; and an undated roneo typescript round robin questionnaire from Civilta delle Macchine of Rome, with ICB's drafts on the verso.
Creator: Burnett, Ivy Compton-.
3 notebooks and loose sheets in 1 envelope; paper. |
1962–1963 |
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4-21
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'The Last and the First'. Eighteen exercise books of mixed deleted drafts of 'The Last and the First'.
Creator: Burnett, Ivy Compton-.
18 volumes in 4 envelopes; paper. |
1969–1971 |
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22-23
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Two plays based on novels by Ivy Compton-Burnett. The file comprises:. - Copy typescript, stabbed with rough blue cord stitching, of 'A House and its Head: Scenes in the Life of Duncan Edgeworth Arranged in play form by G. M. Walker';. - Copy typescript, stabbed with brass fasteners and wrapped in worn blue card, of 'The Tapestry: A Victorian Comedy by Leroy Rumsey with Elizabeth Rumsey. Adapted from the novel 'Men and Wives'.
Creator: Walker, G. M; Rumsey, Leroy and Rumsey, Elizabeth.
2 items in envelope; paper. |
1931–1984 |
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