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Title:
Papers of Angelica Vanessa Garnett
Scope & Content:
The personal papers of Angelica Garnett (née Bell), 1918-2012, daughter of the artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, prominent members of the Bloomsbury Group. Angelica’s childhood was spent living both in London and in Charleston, Sussex, in a world populated by her parent’s colourful circle of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-2012
Extent:
177 files

2. Add MS 89477/1

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Title:
Volumes annotated and decorated by Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf
Scope & Content:
A volume of Frances Cornford's Spring Morning annotated and decorated by Virginia Woolf together with one of Vanessa Bell's sketchbooks and drafts of written material probably for entry into the Charleston Bulletin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
2 volumes and 1 folder

3. Add MS 89477/1/1

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Title:
A copy of Frances Cornford's Spring Morning annotated and decorated by Virginia Woolf
Scope & Content:
Printed volume of Frances Cornford’s, Spring Morning,with woodcuts by Gwendolen Raverat (published in 1915) and decorated withannotations and additional illustrations in coloured pencil, charcoal and chalkpastels by Virginia Woolf. Mentioned in Quentin Bell's biography of Woolf, thisvolume was a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 89477/1/2

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Title:
Poems, false advertisements and drafts for the Charleston Bulletin
Scope & Content:
Poems and false newspaper articles probably produced by Angelica Garnett and her brothers for their own amusement or for entry into the Charleston Bulletin. Some of these items may have been written by Virginia Woolf, as she was a regular contributor to the Bulletin, and some of the handwriting b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 folder

5. Add MS 89477/1/3

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Title:
Vanessa Bell sketchbook
Scope & Content:
Beige bound volume containing sketches and notes probably by Vanessa Bell. The notes are entitled My Sister in Law and recall Vanessa's relationship with Lady Margaret Duckworth. The spine of this volumes is marked Vol.3 Selected Papers - Freud.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 89477/2

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Title:
Family Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between members of Angelica Garnett's family. Mostly letters to and from Angelica, but also some between other individuals.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-2012
Extent:
31 folders

7. Add MS 89477/2/1

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Title:
Correspondence with Julian Bell
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, handwritten and typed, between Julian Bell, son of Quentin Bell, and his aunt, Angelica Garnett. The letters mostly focus on the topics of writing, painting and family life, but also include a description of Quentin Bell's final hours.The file includes typed memories of Nerissa Ga...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1996-2011
Extent:
1 folder

8. Add MS 89477/2/2

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Title:
Letters to Quentin Bell
Scope & Content:
Letters from Angelica Garnett to her half-brother, Quentin Bell, sent from her boarding school, Langford Grove. These letters are generally undated, but span a period of six years around 1928-1935 when Angelica was aged 10-16. As a result, these letters are quite whimsical and include many drawin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 folder

9. Add MS 89477/2/2-8

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Title:
Correspondence with Quentin Bell
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Angelica Garnett and her half brother, Quentin Bell.These letters consist of a mix of family news and business relating to the Charleston Trust and the legacies of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920s-1990s
Extent:
7 folders

10. Add MS 89477/2/3

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Title:
Letters to Quentin Bell
Scope & Content:
Letters from Angelica Garnett to her half-brother, Quentin Bell. These letters describe Angelica's stay in Paris with the artist Zoum Walter between 1935 and 1936, and a visit to Richmond in Yorkshire after Angelica's marriage to David 'Bunny' Garnett.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 folder