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Bertram Rota, Ltd

 Organization

General Context

Vendor. Bookseller located in London, England.

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

George Barker collection

 Collection
Abstract

The collection documents the career of twentieth-century English author George Barker through correspondence, typescripts of poems, a signed typescript of the essay "Conspectus for the Converts," and two signed broadsides of the poem "What is Mercy and a Voice."

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1932-1970, undated

Elodie Hogan Belloc correspondence

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Abstract

The collection contains the correspondence of Irish-American Elodie (Hogan) Belloc (1868-1914). The letters are primarily between Elodie and her husband, Hilaire Belloc, with some correspondence from her family and others.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1890-1914, undated; Majority of material found within 1897-1913

Belloc family correspondence

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Abstract

This collection contains correspondence to and from members of French-born British author Hilaire Belloc's (1870-1953) family and extended family.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1873-1947, undated; Majority of material found within 1912-1941

Belloc Family Correspondence

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Abstract

This collection contains correspondence to and from various members of the Belloc family including Hilaire Belloc; his wife, Elodie Belloc; his mother, Bessie R. Belloc; his sister Marie Belloc Lowndes; and Hilaire and Elodie's children, Louis, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Hilary and Peter.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1849-1976, undated; Majority of material found within 1900-1942

Belloc Family correspondence

 Collection
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence to and from various members of the Belloc family including Hilaire, his wife Elodie (Hogan), and their five children (in order of birth): Louis, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Hilary and Peter. It also contains a small amount of correspondence from non-family members, as well as a number of Belloc family administrative documents such as marriage certificates, licenses and passports.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1829-1963, undated; Majority of material found within 1902-1926

Belloc family correspondence

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Abstract

This collection contains correspondence to and from Hilaire Belloc, a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century French-born British author. It also includes a small number of Belloc's handwritten notes and correspondence between members of Reginald Jebb's family.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1858-1974; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1941

Hilaire Belloc correspondence

 Collection
Abstract

Documents the correspondence of French-born British author Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953).

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1889-1948, undated

Herbert Family - Hilaire Belloc Correspondence

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Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from Hilaire Belloc to Auberon and Mary Herbert. It also includes history notes that Belloc composed for Auberon Herbert while tutoring him.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1917-1941, undated; bulk 1930-1941

Hilaire Belloc papers

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Abstract

The papers document the personal and professional life of French-born British author Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953). Materials include manuscripts, articles, publications, lecture and research notes, maps, student papers, financial records, drawings and sketches, paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, and scrapbooks. Additional materials include a series of diaries by Hilaire Belloc, Elodie Hogan Belloc, and Elizabeth Hogan.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1834-approximately 1970; Majority of material found within 1907-1938

Hilaire Belloc Papers

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Abstract

The collection consists of manuscripts, publications, and printed materials from Belloc's nearly sixty years as a public intellectual. Also included are artwork and photographs of Belloc, various family members, and Belloc's King's Land estate. The collection also contains Belloc diaries, memoranda, notes, and bibliographies, as well as background materials that date back to 1694.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1694-2004; Majority of material found within 1895-1953

Boston College collection of G. K. Chesterton

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Abstract

Collection of materials concerning the life and work of early twentieth-century Catholic British author and artist G. K. Chesterton. Included are correspondence, drawings, ephemera, writings, and materials about Chesterton.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1886-1939, 1979; Majority of material found within 1886 - 1939

Boston College collection of Pamela Frankau

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Abstract

The collection documents the work of twentieth-century British novelist Pamela Frankau through her correspondence, manuscripts for eight of her novels, her autobiography, and a short story. Also included is a short biographical note about Frankau by Rebecca West, written for the introduction to Frankau's novel Colonel Blessington.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1948-1968

Patrick Galvin papers

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Abstract

Papers about twentieth-century Irish playwright, poet, and ballad singer Patrick Galvin. Consists of play and poetry manuscripts, theater programs, notices, and images of Galvin.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1961-1999; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1985

Elizabeth Jennings papers

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Abstract

These papers concern the life and work of twentieth-century British writer Elizabeth Jennings. Materials include published and unpublished manuscripts and poetry, poetry notebooks, prose, reviews and essays, printed material, ephemera, and correspondence.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1957-1996, undated

Boston College collection of David Jones

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Abstract

This collection documents nineteenth-century British author and artist David Jones through his correspondence, ephemera, drawings, engravings, paintings, manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of his poetry and short prose. Also included are some materials about Jones and his works, as well as ephemera he collected.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1922 - 1982

Ethel Mannin papers

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Abstract

Collection of materials, predominantly correspondence, relating to the life and work of twentieth-century English author Ethel Mannin.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1922 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1981

Richard Murphy interview: typescript

 Collection — Object MS.2000.001
Scope and Contents

Typed transcript of an interview with Richard Murphy conducted by John Haffenden. Contains revisions in Murphy's own hand. Published in Viewpoints : poets in conversation with John Haffenden (London: Faber & Faber, 1981).

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1980

Timothy O'Keeffe correspondence

 Collection
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence between Irish editor Timothy O'Keeffe and seven Irish authors: Brendan Behan, J.P. Donleavey, Michael Farrell, Austin Clarke, Sean O'Casey, James Plunkett and Francis Stuart. Most of the letters discuss the work of the individual writers. The collection also includes short manuscripts by Behan, Farrell and Plunkett.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1949-1971, undated

Boston College collection of Siegfried Sassoon

 Collection
Abstract

This collection contains a poem manuscript by twentieth-century British Catholic poet Siegfried Sassoon entitled "An Unwritten 'Essay on Satire'," correspondence from Sassoon to Addyes Scott and Katharine Kendall, and two printed works: The Horizon and Other Poems by Kendall and "Rogation" by Sassoon.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: before 1930-1964

Boston College collection of Yeats family papers

 Collection
Abstract

The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers includes artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs by and about siblings W. B., Elizabeth Corbet, Lily, and Jack B. Yeats; their father, John Butler Yeats; and the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; a portion is available digitally.

Dates: 1884-1974, undated; Majority of material found within 1900-1940