Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers
1907-1957
Cage 5068
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Bell, Clive, 1881-1964
- Title
- Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers
- ID
- Cage 5068
- Date [inclusive]
- 1907-1957
- Extent
- 0.1 Linear foot of shelf space, 1 Folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Incoming correspondence to Clive and Vanessa Bell, with most items addressed to Clive. Topics include personal, political, and literary matters.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers, 1907-1957 (Cage 5068)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
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.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of incoming correspondence to Clive and Vanessa Bell (approximately 30 items), with most items addressed to Clive. Correspondents include Stephen Tallant, Eric MacLagan, John Pollock, H.J. Norton, Lyn Irvine (including one letter mentioning Mrs. Raven Hill), Sir George Grahame, Karen Costelloe, John Alford, Ivor Churchill, the Earl of Sandwich, George Lansbury, Clifford Sharp, F.H.S. Shepperd, Gilbert Seldes, Lord Evan Tredegar, C.E. Stuart, Max Eastman, E. Hilton Young, Col. Heward Bell. Topics include personal, political, and literary matters.
Arrangement
The items in this collection are arranged in a single chronological sequence, with undated items at the end.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2015
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The Washington State University Libraries purchased this collection from Jon S. Richardson Rare Books in 2015 (MS 2015.15).
Processing Information
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2015.
Related Materials
Related Material
Nina Hamnett Papers, 1914-1953 (Cage 534)
E. M. Forster Letters to Vanessa Bell, 1928-1937 (Cage 546)
Leonard and Virginia Woolf Insert Papers, circa 1875-1974 (Cage 674)
Sidney Waterlow Letters, 1910-1917 (Cage 4016)
Mary McCarthy Letters, 1912-1947 (Cage 4017)
Vanessa Bell Water Color Illustrations, undated (Cage 4667)
Vanessa Bell Letters, circa 1958 (Cage 4748)
Lady Ottoline Morrell Letter, Oxford, to Clive Bell, 1919 January 13 (Cage 4858)
Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers, 1907-1957 (Cage 5068)
Clive and Vanessa Bell Papers, 1902-1957 (Cage 5069)
Vanessa Bell “Roses” Color Lithograph, circa 1948-1949 (Cage 5147)
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Bell, Clive, 1881-1964 -- Correspondence
- Bell, Vanessa, 1879-1961 -- Correspondence
Creator(s) :
- Bell, Vanessa, 1879-1961
Subject(s)
- Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- Artists -- England -- Correspondence
- Bloomsbury group
- Literature
- Fine Arts
- Literature