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Dorothy Richardson collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 302

Scope and Contents

Dorothy Miller Richardson, 1873-1957

(Mrs. Alan Odle)

The collection is divided into three series:

Series I. CORRESPONDENCE

Letters by Dorothy Richardson

Letters to Dorothy Richardson

Letters by others, mostly about Dorothy Richardson

Series II. WRITINGS

Miscellaneous

MSS and typescripts of Dorothy Richardson's works

MSS and typescripts of works about Dorothy Richardson

Series III. SPECIAL FILES

Clippings of articles by Dorothy Richardson

Clippings about Dorothy Richardson

Clippings about Dorothy Richardson's works

Clippings about other people connected with Dorothy Richardson

Legal agreements

Photographs

Dates

  • 1889-1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

Many materials have been microfilmed. Consult the Public Service Desk for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Dorothy Richardson Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Dorothy Richardson Collection was established in 1958 by the gift of letters, manuscripts, annotated books and photographs from her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose Odle. Additional gifts have been made by Mrs. John Austen, Bryher, Bernice Elliott, John Cowper Powys, Mrs. Harold Tomkinson, and others.

Extent

4.2 Linear Feet (11 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.richards

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence by, to, and about Dorothy Richardson, with manuscripts of her short stories, articles and novels, as well as other writings about Richardson. Accompanied by clippings of articles by and about Richardson and her friends, legal agreements, and photographs. Principal correspondents include John and Ruby Austen, Bernice Elliott, Peggy Kirkaldy, Alan and Rose Odle, Phyllis Playter and John Cowper Powys, Henry Savage, and H. G. Wells.

Processing Information

About this Finding Aid: This finding aid, created before the advent of computer-generated files has been converted into a ASCII data file by means of scanning and Optical Character Recognition software. While attempts have been made to retain the complete information from the original document a number of format changes have been made to present the structure of this archive in accordance with current practice.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Dorothy Richardson Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
by Beinecke Staff
Date
September 2003
Description rules
Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

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