Janus: The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

King's/PP/RCB contains:
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Xb	Reviews and Comment
Xc	Death and Burial
Xd	Poems, articles, etc. in memory of Rupert Brooke
Xe	Correspondence concerning Rupert Brooke's grave and memorials
Xf	Other correspondence of Mary Ruth Brooke
Xg	Correspondence of other individuals
Xh	Sir Geoffrey Keynes' correspondence
Xi	Sir Geoffrey Keynes' typescripts
Pr	Printed Material
Ph	Photographs
Pc	Postcards
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The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

Title	Correspondence of other individuals
Reference	RCB/Xg
Covering Dates	1913–2002
Extent and Medium	14 envelopes; paper

Content and context

A series of letters discussing miscellaneous matters related to Rupert Brooke or his estate. Principal correspondents include Edward Marsh, others that knew Rupert Brooke and members of King's College, Cambridge.

RCB/Xg/1-12 are the property of the Brooke Trustees and have been deposited at King's College, Cambridge. RCB/Xg/13 and following were deposited at King's College as noted for each item and are the property of King's College.

King's/PP/RCB/Xg contains:

Letter from Edmund Gosse to Edward Marsh. Manuscript transcript by Edward Marsh of a letter from Edmund Gosse to Edward Marsh; with envelope. The date is probably between June 1915 and 1918, for the letter refers to the pre-publication copy of 'Collected Poems', [published by John Lane Company in USA in June 1915], and to the frontispiece [by Sherril Schell], but not to Edward Marsh's 'Memoir', published with the first British edition of 'Collected Poems' in 1918.
2 items in envelope; paper.

June 1915–1918

Letter from Henry James to Edward Marsh. Manuscript transcript by Geraldine Gibson of letter from Henry James to Edward Marsh.
1 item in envelope; paper.

6 June 1915

Correspondence between Edward Marsh and the editor of 'Town Topics'. Cutting and manuscript copy of letter from Edward Marsh to the editor of 'Town Topics', 31 Aug. 1918, with cutting of further letter, 14 Sept. 1918, and replies.
3 items in envelope; paper.

1918

Letters from John Masefield to Duncan Campbell Scott. Photocopies of three autograph letters, signed, from John Masefield to Duncan Campbell Scott.
7 sheets in envelope; paper.

1913–1916

Letter from Owen O'Malley to Edward Marsh. One typed letter, signed, from Owen O'Malley to Edward Marsh.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

15 May 1946

Letters from Robert Whitelaw to Alfred Brooke. One autograph letter, signed, from Robert Whitelaw to Alfred Brooke, 28 Apr. 1915; with envelope [to another letter, not traced], postmarked 22 Apr. 1916, annotated by Mary Ruth Brooke '2 precious letters from Mr Whitelaw'.
2 items in envelope; paper.

28 Apr. 1915–22 Apr. 1916

Letter from Virginia Woolf to Ka Cox. 1 typed letter signed from Virginia Woolf to Ka Cox.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

1 May 1936

Letters on Edward Marsh's 'Memoir'. Three letters of praise for Edward Marsh's 'Memoir' (1918) from Sybil Colefax, Mary Drew and Robert Marsh, the last dated 30 Aug. 1918.
4 sheets in envelope; paper.

30 August 1918

Correspondence concerning estate matters. Correspondence concerning Rupert Brooke's literary estate, copyright, royalties and income tax. Includes letters from Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd., Lascelles Abercrombie, John Drinkwater, Wilfred Wilson Gibson, Walter de la Mare, Richard de la Mare, Maurice Browne, Curtis Brown Limited.
78 sheets in envelope; paper.

1915–1933

Reproduction of Sherril Schell's photographs. Correspondence, chiefly with Emery Walker, concerning the reproduction of Sherril Schell's photographs of Rupert Brooke by photogravure, the copyright in them and royalties payable. Also includes correspondence with Sir Edward Marsh and Sidgwick and Jackson Limited.
15 sheets in envelope; paper.

1915–1916

Royalty statements. Royalty statements from Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd. for sales of Rupert Brooke's works and Edward Marsh's 'Memoir' (1918).
46 sheets in envelope; paper.

1915–1934

The presentation of Frau Ewald's portrait. Letters from W.J.H. Sprott, E. Milner-White and W.H. Macaulay to Mary Ruth Brooke on her presentation of the Frau Ewald portrait of Rupert Brooke to King's College.
10 items in envelope; paper.

1923–1925

Correspondence with Derek Pepys-Whitely. Two autograph letters, signed, from Christopher Hassall to Derek Pepys-Whitely, 18 Sept. and 3 Oct. 1959, one carbon typed letter from Derek Pepys-Whitely to Christopher Hassall, 29 Sept. 1959; one autograph letter, signed, from Edward Marsh to Derek Pepys-Whitely, 7 Feb. 1942 and one covering autograph letter, signed, from Derek Pepys-Whitely to A.L.N. Munby, Librarian of King's College, presenting the Hassall and Marsh letters to King's College, 22 Sept. 1971.
6 sheets in envelope; paper.

7 Feb. 1942–22 Sep. 1971

Letter from Jon Macdonald to Dudley Ward and postcards. One autograph letter, signed, from Jon Macdonald to Dudley Ward, enclosing postcard of memorial to Rupert Brooke. Also, other postcards of war memorials.
7 items in envelope; paper.

1915–1990

Letters from Noel Olivier to Nigel Jones. 2 autograph letters signed, correcting errors in his book 'Rupert Brooke: Life, Death and Myth' (London: Metro Publishing Ltd, 1999). To request this document please use call mark: Misc. 30/18.
Creator: Olivier, Noel.
5 sheets in envelope; paper.

8 Aug. 2000–25 Oct. 2000

Papers seeking to correct errors in books about Rupert Brooke. The file contains papers seeking to correct errors in books relating to Rupert Brooke and the 'Neo-Pagans' (principally Brynhild Olivier and Hugh Popham), comprising:. - Typescript 'Comment and corrections' by Howard Moseley on 'Rupert Brooke: Life, Death and Myth' by Nigel Jones (1999). 2002;. - Correspondence between Anne Olivier Bell and Paul Delaney regarding his book 'The Neo-Pagans' (1987). 1979-1988;. - Correspondence between Anne Olivier Bell and various authors regarding the statement made by Paul Delaney that Hugh Popham had an affair with Gerald Shove's mother. 1994-2000. To request this document please use call mark: Misc. 30/26.
Creator: Moseley, Howard and Bell, Anne Olivier.
3 items in envelope; paper.

1979–2002

Letters relating to Rupert Brooke's visit to Tahiti. The file comprises a copy typed letter from Norman Hall to Lord Hastings, 16 Mar. 1936 and a typed letter signed from Lord Hastings to Peter Ward, 7 May 1936. The letters include details of Rupert Brooke's visit to Tahiti in 1913-14, and the life of Taatamata after he left the island. To request this document please use call mark: Misc. 30/31.
Creator: Hall, Norman and Hastings, Lord.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

1936

Letters referring to the book by Maurice Browne 'Recollections of Rupert Brooke'. 1 autograph letter signed from Maurice Browne to Mr Pinker enclosing extracts of a letter from Alexander Greene. To request this document please use call mark: Coll. 34/26 (5).
4 sheets; paper.

1927