Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Richards mss., 1904-1922, consist of letters to London publisher Grant Richards, 1872-1948, or to his secretary, Miss P. Hemmerde.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Richards mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Grant Richards began his publishing career in the late 1890's and among his first titles were A.E. Housman's A Shropshire lad (1898) and George Bernard Shaw's The Perfect Wagnerite (1898). Other authors published by Richards from time to time included Frank Norris, Alfred Noyes, the Sitwells, Joseph Thorp, Percy Withers, and Thomas Wright. Richards' autobiographical works, Memories of a Misspent Youth (1932) and Author Hunting (1934), relate his intense interaction with the authors and books he knew and published.
- Scope and Content:
The correspondents in the collection are three English writers all of whom had at least one book published by Grant Richards. They are Joseph Peter Thorp, Percy Withers, and Thomas Wright. Included in the letters from Thomas Wright is an autograph copy of Wright's "Agreement with R.A. Everett" concerning the publishing and selling of his The Life of Sir Richard Burton.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1975
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged by correspondent.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Publishers and publishing
- Names:
- Richards, Grant, 1872-1948
Hemmerde, P.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Richards mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu