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Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Administrative Information
Description of Series
I. Works
II. Correspondence
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Penelope Lively:
A Preliminary Inventory of Her Papers at the
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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| Creator: | Lively, Penelope,
1933- |
| Title: | Penelope Lively
Papers
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| Dates: | 1969-1995 |
| Abstract: | The collection contains
Lively's writings for children and adults in the form of holograph notebooks,
typescript drafts, proofs, and galleys, as well as correspondence with agents,
publishers, and her readers. |
| Extent: | 23 Boxes, 1
Oversize Box (11.3 Linear Feet) |
| Reposistory: | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,
The University of Texas at Austin |
This collection of Penelope Lively manuscripts represents
nearly all of her works, as well as correspondence with agents, publishers, and
her readers. The first series, Works, contains her award-winning writings for
children and adults in the form of holograph notebooks, typescript drafts,
proofs, and galleys. Titles include
The Driftway, The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, A Stitch in Time, The Road to Lichfield, According to Mark, Nothing Missing but the Samovar and Other
Stories, Treasures of Time, and
Moon Tiger. Subseries A includes
individual titles arranged in alphabetical order and described using Ms.
Lively's handwritten notes on the folders and envelopes accompanying the
collection. Some correspondence exists with these writings, usually associated
with the mechanics of publication. Additional holograph notebooks, each
containing multiple titles, are found in Subseries B.
In Series II, Ms. Lively's correspondence is grouped into
categories according to her original descriptions and then arranged by date.
The correspondence includes letters regarding engagements, fan mail ("letters
from strangers"), business dealings with her agent Murray Pollinger, and
miscellaneous letters. A small amount of Ms. Lively's outgoing correspondence,
in the form of unsigned carbon copies, are scattered throughout, especially in
the Pollinger files.
The entire collection is in good physical condition with the
sole exception of some minor tape damage among the typescript drafts.
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Access:
Open for research
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Reg. No. 13555
Liz Murray, 1996
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I. Works
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| | | A. Individual Titles |
| | | | According to
Mark |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1-2 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 3 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 4-5 | | | | Corrected typescript, with
notes to printer |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 6 | | | | Corrected page
proofs |
| 7 | | | | Miscellaneous associated
material, including brochures, articles, and holograph notes related to
gardening |
| 8 | | | Astercote, corrected typescript |
| * | | | | |
| | | | | | [*Author's galleys removed to
oversize Box 24] |
| 9 | | | Boy Without a
Name, corrected typescripts, various versions |
| | | | City of the
Mind |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 1 | | | | Holograph notebooks and
miscellaneous typescript pages |
| 2-3 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 4 | | | | Corrected typescript, later
version |
| 5 | | | | Setting copy |
| 6 | | | | Page proofs |
| 7 | | | | Correspondence and research
material |
| | | | Cleopatra's
Sister |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 1 | | | | Holograph
notebooks |
| 2 | | | | Corrected typescript and
research material |
| 3-4 | | | | Corrected page
proofs |
| 5 | | | | Editorial notes, comments,
and correspondence |
| | | | The
Driftway |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 6 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 7 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 8 | | | | Setting copy |
| * | | | | |
| | | | | | [*Oversize page layouts
removed to Box 24] |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 1 | | | | Miscellaneous typescript
pages with editorial notes |
| 2 | | | Egypt,
holograph manuscript |
| 3 | | | Fanny and the
Monsters and
Fanny and the
Battle of Potter's Piece, corrected typescripts |
| | | | The Ghost of
Thomas Kempe |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 4 | | | | Corrected
typescript |
| 5 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | Going
Back |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 6 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 7 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 8 | | | | Setting copy |
| 9 | | | | Author's corrected
proofs |
| | | | The House in
Norham Gardens |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 10 | | | | Corrected
typescripts |
| Box | Folder |
| 5 | 1 | | | | Setting copy |
| 2 | | | | Corrected page
proofs |
| | | | A House Inside
Out |
| Box | Folder |
| 5 | 3 | | | | Uncorrected ribbon copy,
corrected photocopy |
| 4 | | | | Corrected ribbon copy and
photocopy |
| 5 | | | | Corrected typescript with
editorial comments |
| 6 | | | | Setting copy |
| 7 | | | | Galleys |
| | | | Judgement
Day |
| Box | Folder |
| 6 | 1 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 2 | | | | Corrected photocopy
typescript |
| | | | A Man of
Otmoor |
| Box | Folder |
| 6 | 3 | | | | Corrected first
draft |
| 4 | | | | Incomplete corrected
typescript |
| 5 | | | | Typescript fragments,
revised version |
| 6 | | | | Corrected revised
version |
| | | | Moon Tiger |
| Box | Folder |
| 7 | 1 | | | | Holograph notebook and
corrected typescripts |
| 2-5 | | | | Corrected
typescripts |
| * | | | | |
| | | | | | [*Oversize galleys removed to
Box 24] |
| | | | Next to Nature,
Art |
| Box | Folder |
| 8 | 1 | | | | Corrected typescripts, first
drafts |
| 2-3 | | | | Corrected photocopy
typescripts |
| 4 | | | | Final edited
version |
| 5 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | Nothing Missing
but the Samovar |
| Box | Folder |
| 9 | 1-3 | | | | Corrected
typescripts |
| 4 | | | | Proofs |
| | | | Oleander,
Jacaranda |
| Box | Folder |
| 10 | 1 | | | | Holograph notebook and early
draft |
| 2-3 | | | | Corrected
typescripts |
| 4 | | | | Corrected typescript with
editorial notes and correspondence |
| 5 | | | | Page proofs |
| | | | Passing
On |
| Box | Folder |
| 11 | 1-2 | | | | Holograph notebooks,
corrected typescript, editorial and research materials |
| 3-4 | | | | Corrected
typescripts |
| 5 | | | | Corrected typescript with
editorial correspondence |
| Box | Folder |
| 12 | 1-2 | | | | Typescript, Deutsch
edition |
| 3-4 | | | | Corrected typescript,
Deutsch edition master copy |
| 5 | | | | Page proofs |
| | | | Perfect
Happiness |
| Box | Folder |
| 12 | 6-7 | | | | Corrected typescripts and
miscellaneous draft pages |
| Box | Folder |
| 13 | 1 | | | | Corrected
typescript |
| | | | The Presence of
the Past: An Introduction to Landscape History |
| Box | Folder |
| 13 | 2 | | | | Index, glossary, Chapter 1,
corrected typescripts |
| 3 | | | | Chapter 6 and 9, corrected
typescripts |
| 4 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| | | | | Research notes in 3-ring
binder, unfoldered |
| | | | The Revenge of
Samuel Stokes |
| Box | Folder |
| 13 | 5 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 6 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| Box | Folder |
| 14 | 1 | | | | Corrected photocopy
typescript |
| 2 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | The Road to
Lichfield |
| Box | Folder |
| 14 | 3 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 4 | | | | Miscellaneous typescript
pages |
| 5 | | | | Setting copy |
| 6 | | | | Proofs |
| 7-8 | | | Short Stories |
| | | | A Stitch in
Time |
| Box | Folder |
| 15 | 1 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 2 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 3 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | Treasures of
Time |
| Box | Folder |
| 15 | 4 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 5 | | | | Corrected photocopy
typescript |
| 6 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | The Voyage of
QV66 |
| Box | Folder |
| 16 | 1 | | | | Holograph
notebook |
| 2 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 3 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 4 | | | | Corrected typescript,
abandoned |
| | | | The Whispering
Knights |
| Box | Folder |
| 16 | 5 | | | | First draft |
| 6 | | | | Corrected ribbon
typescript |
| 7 | | | | Corrected carbon
typescript |
| 8 | | | | Setting copy |
| | | | The Wild Hunt of
Hagworthy |
| Box | Folder |
| 16 | 9-11 | | | | First drafts |
| Box | Folder |
| 17 | 1 | | | | Corrected typescript,
revised version |
| | | B. Holograph Notebooks |
| Box | Folder |
| 17 | 2 | | | Stitch in Time,
Lichfield,
Wiltshire book, short stories,
Nothing Missing
but the Samovar 1975-1978 |
| 3 | | | QV66, Judgement Day,
short stories,
1979 |
| 4 | | | Next to Nature,
Art; Perfect Happiness, short stories,
1980-82 |
| 5 | | | According to
Mark, short stories, history of the world novel,
1983-84 |
| 6 | | | Moon
Tiger, short stories, children's book, Fiction and Experience--talk,
1984-86 |
| 7 | | | Wiltshire book;
QV66,
short stories, Fanny II and Fanny III,
Judgement
Day |
| 8 | | | Going
Home |
| 9 | | | Miss C. and the Hippies,
revision of
Wild
Hunt, an untitled play,
Moonseekers, and
Driftway |
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II. Correspondence
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| | | Engagements accepted,
1984-91 |
| | | Engagements refused |
| Box | Folder |
| 19 | 1-3 | | | 1974-89 |
| 4-5 | | | 1990-95 |
| | | Letters from strangers |
| Box | Folder |
| 20 | 1-2 | | | 1979-87 |
| 3-5 | | | 1988-92 |
| | | Murray Pollinger and staff |
| Box | Folder |
| 21 | 1-3 | | | 1969-85 |
| 4-5 | | | 1985-91 |
| Box | Folder |
| 22 | 1 | | | 1985-91 |
| | | Miscellaneous |
| Box | Folder |
| 22 | 2-3 | | | 1980-86 |
| 4 | | | 1986-90 |
| Box | Folder |
| 23 | 1-2 | | | 1986-90 |
| 3-5 | | | 1990-92 |
| Box |
| 24 | | | Oversize materials |
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