Literature Review Clippings

Literature Review Clippings, 1929-1986

Overview of the Collection

Title: Literature Review Clippings
Dates: 1929-1986 (inclusive)
19291986

1929-1970 (bulk)
19291970
Quantity: 3 Linear feet of shelf space, (6 Boxes)
Collection Number: Cage 960 (collection)
Summary: The collections consists of sets of newspaper clippings reviewing the published works of several authors, each individual bearing some sort of tie to Virginia Woolf.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Edward Morgan Forster (Jan. 1, 1879 – 7 June 7, 1970) was an English author. He studied at King's College, Cambridge, where he befriended Leonard Woolf.

Emilie Rose Macaulay (Aug. 1, 1881 – Oct. 30, 1958) was an English writer. Macaulay's novels were partly influenced by Virginia Woolf; she also wrote biographies and travelogues.

Harold George Nicolson (Nov. 21, 1886 – 1 May 1, 1968) was a British politician, biographer, novelist, and journalist. His wife was the writer Vita Sackville-West, a close friend and lover of Virginia Woolf.

Edith (Sept. 7, 1887 –Dec. 9, 1964), Osbert (Dec. 6, 1892 – 4 May 4, 1969), and Sacheverell Sitwell (Nov. 15, 1897 – Oct. 1, 1988) were sibling writers who were part of Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s social circle.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Sets of newspapers clippings from 1929-1970 which are reviews of works by Virginia Woolf adjacent authors: E.M. Forster, Rose Macaulay, Harold Nicolson, Edith Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell, and Sacheverell Sitwell.

For Forster and Macauley, there are a small number of handwritten 3x5 cards, each listing a periodical where additional reviews can be found, dating as late as 1986.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Literature Review Clippings, 1929-1986 (Cage 960)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collections is organized alphabetically by the reviewed author, with reviews organized chronologically within that. At the back of each author section may be found any reviews for which the dates were unclear. The 3x5 cards are located at the start of that author’s reviews.

Custodial History

The origin of the collection is unclear. Based on notes on card headers, the collection appears to have been organized into its current structure by a Linda M. B. in about 1980; it is speculated that the project may have been arranged by Leila Luedeking, a Woolf bibliographer and MASC staff member. At some point prior to 1998 the clippings went into storage in card catalog boxes in the MASC book stacks.

Acquisition Information

In 2023 May, the collection was transfered from the MASC book stacks, where they had been stored since at least 1998, and formally converted into a manuscripts collection.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in 2023 May.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	Forster, E. M.	1929-1986
2	Macaulay, Rose	1929-1986
2-3	Nicolson, Harold	1930-1969
4	Sitwell, Edith	1929-1959
5	Sitwell, Osbert	1929-1969
6	Sitwell, Sacheverell	1929-1969

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

English literature -- Book reviews

Personal Names

Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Macaulay, Rose, 1881-1958
Nicolson, Harold, 1886-1968
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964
Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969
Sitwell, Sacheverell, 1897-1988

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