Virginia Woolfe Letter to Edward McKnight Kauffer

Virginia Woolfe Letter to Edward McKnight Kauffer, 10 August 193?

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
Title: Virginia Woolfe Letter to Edward McKnight Kauffer
Dates: 10 August 193? (inclusive)
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Quantity: 1 Item
Collection Number: Cage 4795 (collection)
Summary: A typescript letter signed by Virginia Woolf from Monk's House, dated August 10th.
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 McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954), American artist-designer, who had settled in London in 1914; he designed the alternative wolf's-head colophon used on some Hogarth Press publications from 1930 onwards.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

A typescript letter signed by Virginia Woolf from Monk's House, dated August 10th. In the letter, Virginia Woolf thanks Kauffer for sending American newspapers. Woolf comments that she thinks the papers "are altogether better than ours, more vulgar, more lively." Letter typed on paper with "Strathdon 4" watermark.

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[Item description]

Virginia Woolfe Letter to Edward McKnight Kauffer, 10 August 193? (Cage 4795)

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

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Paul Evens in 1999.

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Subject Terms

Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.

Personal Names

Kauffer, E. McKnight (Edward McKnight), 1890-1954 -- Records and correspondence.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Records and correspondence.

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