Meynell, Everard, 1882-1926
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1926
Biographical note
Writer, journalist, and book collector. Everard Henry Edward Manning Meynell was born in 1882 in London, England to Wilfrid and Alice (Thompson) Meynell. Everard wrote biographies, including Corot and His Friends (Methuen & Co., 1908) and The Life of Francis Thompson (Burns & Oats, 1913). He served in the British Army during World War II. Everard Meynell died in 1926, just four years after his mother's death.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Everard, 1906 - 1925
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection documents the literary life of British Catholic authors and editors Alice and Wilfrid Meynell, as well as their sponsorship of poet Francis Thompson. It contains materials created or collected by both Alice and Wilfrid, as well as six of their children: Everard, Francis, Madeline, Monica, Sebastian, and Viola. Materials include correspondence, drawings, ephemera, manuscripts, photographs, proofs of publications, and a scrapbook. Alice Meynell’s materials mostly...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1906 - 1925
Boston College collection of the Alice and Wilfrid Meynell family
Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-061
Abstract
This collection documents the literary life of British Catholic authors, editors, and publishers Alice and Wilfrid Meynell, as well as their sponsorship of poet Francis Thompson. It contains materials created or collected by both Alice and Wilfrid, as well as six of their children: Everard, Francis, Madeline, Monica, Sebastian, and Viola. Materials include correspondence, drawings, ephemera, manuscripts, photographs, proofs of publications, and a scrapbook. The focus of the collection is on...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1868 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1881 - 1938