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Description of Series
Series I. Works, 1978-2005
Series II. Correspondence, 1979-2006
Series III. Personal and Career-Related, 1911-2006
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Sybille Bedford:
A Preliminary Inventory of the Addition to Her Papers in the Manuscript
Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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Creator: |
Bedford, Sybille, 1911-2006 |
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Title: |
Sybille Bedford, Addition to Her Papers |
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Dates: |
1911-2006 (bulk 1970s-2006) |
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Abstract: |
This addition to the papers of author
Sybille Bedford contains materials that were in Bedford's possession at the time of
her death in 2006. The papers are arranged in three series: I. Works, 1978-2005; II.
Correspondence, 1979-2006; III. Personal and Career-Related, 1940s-2006. |
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Extent: |
4 boxes (1.68 linear feet) |
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Language: |
English |
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Repository: |
The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities
Research Center |
This addition to the papers of author Sybille Bedford contains materials that were in
Bedford's possession at the time of her death in 2006. The papers are arranged in
three series: I. Works, 1978-2005; II. Correspondence, 1979-2006; III. Personal and
Career-Related, 1940s-2006.
Series I. contains several drafts of articles, a small amount of material relating to
the publication of Bedford's final book, Quicksands: A
Memoir, and a eulogy for Amalia Elguera.
The correspondence in Series II. includes letters from Bedford's publishers and
agents, as well as friends and acquaintances such as Bill and Chloe Blackburn, John
Byrne, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Francis Henry King, Richard and Mary Ollard, and Ann
Patchett. There are also two postcards from Bedford's close friend Allanah Harper.
The bulk of Series III. is comprised of the extensive wine books kept by Bedford and
containing notes regarding wine tastings and purchases. Career-related materials
consist of royalty statements, contracts, and reviews for various Bedford works. One
file includes Bedford's birth certificate, marriage certificate providing Bedford
with English citizenship in 1935, and correspondence from Prime Minister Thatcher's
office regarding the OBE awarded in 1981.
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Access:
Open for research
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Purchase, 2007 (Reg. no. 16496)
Liz Murray and Hope Donovan Rider, 2007
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Series I. Works, 1978-2005 |
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Aldous Huxley: A Biography,
photocopy of partial text, French translation by Aliette Martin
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Eulogy for Amalia Elguera, 1996 |
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Good Food Guide, SB's reviews of
three London restaurants, carbon typescripts, 1984 |
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Quicksands: A Memoir, production
materials and publisher correspondence; A
Legacy reissue, book jacket proofs, 2004-2005 |
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"La vie de Chateaux," for
Harper's, ca. 1978 |
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Series II. Correspondence, 1979-2006 |
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6 |
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A-B |
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7 |
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C-G |
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8 |
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Day, Audri |
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9 |
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Desert Island Discs, 1998 |
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10 |
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H-I |
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11 |
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J-M |
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12 |
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N-Ra |
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Publishers, agents, other projects |
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4 |
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Re-Ru |
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S-Y |
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Social Democratic Party and Committee for the Free World
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7 |
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Unidentified |
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Series III. Personal and Career-Related, 1911-2006 |
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8 |
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Birth and marriage certificates; Prime Minister's correspondence
re OBE and monetary grant; Royal Society of Literature re Companion of
Literature award |
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9 |
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Contracts, various works |
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10 |
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Cookbook, compiled by SB, typescript |
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11 |
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Lists: travel and domestic |
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Menus and wine lists, record of entertaining, 1977-1987, 1999
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Olney, Richard, celebration menu, photographs by Susan Raven
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Reviews |
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Quicksands: A Memoir |
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Various works |
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Royalty statements and Public Lending Rights, 1994- 2000
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Wine books, 1960s-1980s |
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Folder |
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"Wine book, January 1983-," includes wine labels, tasting notes,
and articles |
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Wine tasting lists, notes |
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Wine tasting souvenirs |
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