Corelli (Marie) Papers, ca. 1880-1930

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Summary

Title:
Marie Corelli Papers,
Dates:
ca. 1880-1930
Creators:
Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
Abstract:
Marie Corelli was the pen name of Mary MacKay (1855-1924). She was the best selling author of her time, writing 27 novels, several collections of short stories, a book of verse, and a number of essays. The collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and a scrapbook containing clippings and ephemera.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Marie Corelli Papers (Collection 748). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and a scrapbook of Marie Corelli. The scrapbook contains clippings and ephemera. Correspondents include Sir Edwin Arnold, Bertha Vyver, the Dickens Fellowship, Rider Haggard, Richard Bentley publishing firm, Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, Coulson Kernahan, Otto Kyllmann, Field and Tuer publishing firm, Andrew White Tuer, and Frederic Henry Fisher.

Biographical / historical:

Marie Corelli was the pen name of Mary MacKay, born May 1, 1855 in Bayswater, London, England; she was the best selling author of her time, writing 27 novels, several collections of short stories, a book of verse, and a number of essays; most popular works include The Sorrows of Satan, or, The Strange Experiences of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance (1895), Thelma: A Society Novel (1887), and Barabbas: A Dream of the World's Tragedy (1893); died April 21, 1924.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Scrapbook.
  2. Letters from various persons to John Cuming Walters.
  3. Marie Corelli letters to various persons.
  4. Corelli literary manuscripts.
  5. Letters from Bertha Vyver to various persons.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Brooks Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Marie Corelli Papers (Collection 748). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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