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Title: Arthur Christopher Benson Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1900-1925
Collection number: 656
Creator:
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Arthur Christopher Benson (1862-1925) published his first volume of essays in 1896. In all, he published more than seventy
books, including poetry, short stories, novels, biographies, and essays. The collection consists of correspondence and literary
manuscripts, an unpublished novel and a presentation copy of a book of Benson's poems.
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.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
[Identification of item], Arthur Christopher Benson Papers (Collection 656). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Benson was born April 24, 1862; his father was Edward White Benson, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury; entered Eton
as King's scholar, 1874; went to King's College, Cambridge, 1881; returned to work at Eton, 1885-1903; published first volume
of essays, 1896; produced various works, including a biography of his father,
Edward White Benson (1899),
The Schoolmaster (1902),
Land of Hope and Glory, and
Peace and Other Poems (1905); in all, published more than seventy books, including poetry, short stories, novels, biographies, and essays; became
master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1915; died June 17, 1925 at Cambridge.
Collection consists of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Arthur Christopher Benson. Manuscript titles include:
The Art of the Biographer,
Biographic Studies,
Loopholes,
Memoir of Mary Benson,
Poems,
The War 1914, and
Bibliography of Arthur Christopher Benson. Also includes an unpublished novel and a presentation copy of a book of Benson's poems,
Le Cahier Jaune.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence, book of poetry, and typescripts.
- Manuscript and typescripts of unpublished material.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925--Archives.
Authors, English--20th century--Archival resources.
Poets, English--20th century--Archival resources.
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925--
Cahier Jaune.