Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers
1962-1964
Cage 5096
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers
- ID
- Cage 5096
- Date [inclusive]
- 1962-1964
- Extent
- .05 linear feet of shelf space, 1 folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Three letters from author Alan Gabriel Barnsley (pseudonym Gabriel Fielding) to literary critic Derek Stanford.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Alan Gabriel Barnsley Papers, 1962-1964
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Alan Gabriel Barnsley (1916-1986) was a physician and author who wrote under the pseudonym Gabriel Fielding. He was born in England in Hexham, Northumberland. He attended Trinity College at the University of Dublin (B.A., 1940), and studied medicine at St. George's Hospital in London. He wrote several novels including the one discussed in the letters in this collection, The Birthday King (1962). He served on the faculty of the Washington State University English Department beginning in 1966, attaining the rank of Professor. He retired from WSU in 1981.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of three letters from novelist Alan Barnsley (pseudonym Gabriel Fielding) to literary critic Derek Stanford. In the letters, he discusses his new novel about the Holocaust, The Birthday King, which Stanford was reviewing. He also writes about his friend, novelist Muriel Spark. Two of the items are autograph letters, signed, dated September 18 and November 5, 1962. The third item is a typed letter, signed, dated June 15, 1964.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2017
http://www.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 apply.
Acquisition Information
The Washington State University Libraries purchased this collection from Richard M. Ford, Ltd. in 2017 (MS.2017.15).
Processing Information
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2017.
Related Materials
Related Material
Alfred Borello Papers, 1946-1988 (Cage 593).
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Fielding, Gabriel -- Correspondence
- Stanford, Derek -- Correspondence
Subject(s)
- Authors, English -- 20th Century -- Correspondence
- Literature