Benson (E.F.) Papers, ca. 1899-1940

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Summary

Title:
E.F. Benson Papers,
Dates:
ca. 1899-1940
Creators:
Benson, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940
Abstract:
E.F. Benson (1867-1940) wrote more than 75 published works, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The collection consists of holograph drafts of three of Benson's novels, files of publisher's statements, contracts, letters and clippings.
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E.F. Benson Papers (Collection 177). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Holograph drafts of three of Benson's novels, including Lucia in London, and 95 short stories, essays and poems. Also files of publisher's statements, contracts, letters and clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Born July 24, 1867 at Wellington College, Shropshire, England; wrote more than 75 published works, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; best known for his Mapp and Lucia novels; also wrote mystery and supernatural tales, as well as biographies such as King Edward VII: an appreciation and Queen Victoria's daughters; died February 29, 1940.

Acquisition information:
G.F. Sims, purchase, 1956. Gift of Martin D. Lister, 1962.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Drafts of novels and short stories (Boxes 1-6).
  2. Plays, scenarios (Boxes 6-7).
  3. Essays, poems (Box 7).
  4. Correspondence, contracts, portraits (Boxes 8-9).

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1997
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 1999 . 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 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], E.F. Benson Papers (Collection 177). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

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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