Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Geoffrey Wells (Geoffrey West) Papers
1928-1942
Cage 745
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- West, Geoffrey, 1900-
- Title
- Geoffrey Wells (Geoffrey West) Papers
- ID
- Cage 745
- Date [inclusive]
- 1928-1942
- Extent
- .25 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Geoffrey Wells, who wrote under the name Geoffrey West, was an English novelist, literary critic and biographer. The collection consists of correspondence from Geoffrey Wells to the American essayist, critic, and naturalist Henry Chester Tracy. Wells wrote on a variety of subjects in these letters, but often focused on literary subjects.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Geoffrey Wells papers, 1928-1942
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Geoffrey Wells, who wrote under the name Geoffrey West, was an English novelist, literary critic and biographer. His best-known work, H.G. Wells: Sketch for a Portrait, was published in 1930.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence from Geoffrey Wells to the American essayist, critic, and naturalist Henry Chester Tracy. Wells wrote on a variety of subjects in these letters, but often focused on literary subjects. The correspondence begins in 1927 with a letter to Tracy as part of his research for his biography of Annie Besant; later letters mention his other writing projects, and Tracy's comments on them, and Wells's responses to many of Tracy's writings. Other topics include the review and promotion of Tracy's books in England, and matters concerning many of their acquaintances in literary and publishing circles, including Middleton Murry, Leonard Woolf, Desmond McCarthy, A.R. Orage, Stanley Unwin, Christopher and F. V. Morley, and Fredric Warburg. He also discussed politics and the impending world war, and, occasionally, personal matters.
Arrangement
The items are arranged in a single chronological sequence.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
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
This collection was purchased in 1984 from Serendipity Books.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman in 2009.
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- West, Geoffrey, 1900- -- Correspondence.
- Tracy, Henry Chester, 1876- -- Correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Authors, English -- 20th century -- Archives.
- Publishers and publishing -- England.
- Publishers and publishing -- United States.
- Literature
- Publishers and Publishing
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence from Wells to Henry Chester Tracy |
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1927-1928 |
1 | 1 | ||
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1929 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1930 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1931 (includes photograph of Wells) |
1 | 4-5 | ||
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1932 |
1 | 6 | ||
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1933 |
1 | 7 | ||
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1934 |
1 | 8 | ||
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1935-1936 |
1 | 9 | ||
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1942 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Miscellaneous items, 1932 and undated |
1 | 11 | ||
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Administrative file |
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