Clive Bell (1881-1964) and Vanessa Stephen married in 1907. Clive, an English art critic, and Vanessa, an English painter, designer, and older sister of Virginia Woolf, were at the center of the famous Bloomsbury group. In about 1907, this circle of artists and writers began gathering frequently in the Bells' home at 46 Gordon Square.
This collection consists of incoming correspondence to Clive and Vanessa Bell (19 items). Correspondents include Stephen Tallents, Eric MacLagan, H. F. Stewart, James W. Morrice, Noel F. Barwell, Ainslie J. Robertson, Lord Ponsonby, Margaret Snowdon, John Waller Hills, Walter Lamb, Sylvia Milman, John T. Shepard. Topics include personal, political, and literary matters.
The items are arranged alphabetically by correspondent name.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item Description]
Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers, 1902-1957 (Cage 5069)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Washington State University Libraries purchased this collection from Jon S. Richardson Rare Books in 2015 (MS 2015.16).
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2015.
Nina Hamnett Papers, 1914-1953
E. M. Forster Letters to Vanessa Bell, 1928-1937
Leonard and Virginia Woolf Insert Papers, circa 1875-1974
Sidney Waterlow Letters, 1910-1917
Mary McCarthy Letters, 1912-1947
Vanessa Bell Water Color Illustrations, undated
Vanessa Bell Letters, circa 1958
Lady Ottoline Morrell Letter, Oxford, to Clive Bell, 1919 January 13
Sibyl Colefax Letter, London, to Vanessa Bell, 1941
Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers, 1907-1957
Vanessa Bell “Roses” Color Lithograph, circa 1948-1949
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