Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964

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The William Rose Benét papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, and personal and family papers documenting the life and work of American author and editor William Rose Benét. The collection spans the years 1847 to 1957, with the bulk of the collection dating from roughly 1900 to 1950.

Collection material is chiefly in English; with some material in French, Italiana, Russian, and Hebrew.

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Autograph manuscript book review, signed, of Osbert Sitwell and Nina Hamnett’s book The People's Album of London Statues. Accompanied by a printed copy of the January 1929 issue of Arts & Crafts, which contains Edith Sitwell’s review.

Abstract: The papers document the personal life and literary career of Bryher. Her extensive correspondence includes letters from H. D., Robert MacAlmon, Kenneth MacPherson, Norman Holmes Pearson, Sylvia Beach, Norman Douglas, Horace Gregory, Islay Lyons, and Edith Sitwell, and from many other figures in the fields of literature, psychoanalysis, and film. There are manuscripts of many of her works, including fragments of an unpublished volume of autobiography; financial and personal papers;...

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The Robert Byron papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, drawings, and other material that document his work as a writer and art critic. The papers provide evidence of Byron's travels and writing career as well as his work as a propagandist during World War II.

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Autograph manuscript poem, signed, titled “Death of a Giant”. Also includes a photograph of Sitwell, taken by an unidentified photographer.

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Autograph manuscript poem, signed, titled “Eventail”.

Abstract: The papers document the personal life and literary career of H. D. Major correspondents include Richard Aldington, Bryher, Helen Wolle Doolittle, Robert McAlmon, Brigit Patmore, Norman Holmes Pearson, George Plank, and Ezra Pound. There are manuscripts of many of her works, including Her (1927), The Walls Do Not Fall (1944), Helen in Egypt (1961), and her memoir End to Torment (1958). The collection also contains personal papers, subject files, and photographs, including items related to the...

Abstract: The Frederick R. Koch Collection consists of musical, literary, and historical materials collected by Frederick R. Koch, principally through purchases at public auctions, 1979-1986. Including individual items, concentrations of related materials, and several extensive archives, the collection is a broad and deep resource for study of the lives and works of a range of composers, authors, and other historical figures.Most materials are music manuscripts, literary manuscripts, drawings,...

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, praising the play Broadway.

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, inviting Ballantyne to tea on Saturday. With envelope.

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, saying that she received a cablegram from Osbert Sitwell informing her that an apology from Noël Coward is on its way.

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ALS, with envelope, enclosing Sitwell's tribute to Dylan Thomas.

Accompanied by printed version of article from The Atlantic Monthly.

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ALS, with envelope, thanking Newman for his review of William Walton's Façade, and discussing Walton, her poetry, Osbert Sitwell, and performance of the work by reciters Neil Porter and Constant Lambert.

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, discussing the work of English poets. Sitwell also provides the addresses for Robert Herring and John Lehmann. With envelope.

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ALS, discussing books by Dali and Guggenheim.

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, saying that she enjoyed reading Kyle’s writing. Sitwell also says that she is unable to review his manuscripts.

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Two autograph manuscript letters, signed, discussing their friend Elizabeth. With envelopes.

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Three ALS, chiefly about Pavel Tchelitchew.

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Four autograph manuscript letters, signed, discussing Sitwell’s poetry appearing in Tambimuttu’s magazine Poetry London.