Papers of H.W. Nevinson, consisting of:
- Diaries, 1893-1941
- Notebook containing extracts from printed works and notes on lectures relating to English literature, 1889-90
- Notebook containing verse by Nevinson, begun in 1891
- Literary papers, 1940-1941, including a typescript draft of 'Thomas Hardy', published, London, 1941, and manuscript and typescript verse
- Personal papers, 1860-1935, including ten photographs, 1860-1935, and papers concerning presentations to Nevinson, 1918, 1933, 1935, with his passport, 1934
- Press cuttings, 1892-1942
- Papers relating to a memorial meeting to pay tribute to Nevinson, December 1941
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1942
Extent
2.37 Linear metres (45 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. c. 496, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 496-497, d. 663, e. 610-628
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13666
Abstract
Archive of H.W. Nevinson
Biographical / Historical
Henry Woodd Nevinson (1856-1941) was an essayist, philanthropist and journalist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 43973-44068.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bequeathed to the Library by Nevinson's niece, Joan Sharp, in 1969.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of H.W. Nevinson
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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