Add MS 73186-73484

Correspondence and papers of Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); Partly copies. Partly typewritten, signed and printed.

Consists largely of drafts and printer's copy of Chesterton's works and compilations made after his death, correspondence received by Chesterton, and press cuttings. In the descriptions Chesterton's works are referred to by title alone, and the two major biographical works by Maisie Ward in which many poems, etc., were first published, i.e. M. Ward, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (New York, 1943, London, 1944), and M. Ward, Return to Chesterton (New York and London, 1952) are referred to as Ward, Gilbert Keith Chesterton and Return to Chesterton respectively, and the page references given are those of the London editions. The Ignatius Press, San Francisco, is in the course of publishing The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton in about fifty volumes, with a concluding biblio-graphy by Geir Hasnes; these are referred to as C.W., followed by the appropriate volume and page numbers. John Sullivan's bibliography, to which reference is made in the text as 'Sullivan', followed by a reference number, is in three parts: G. K. Chesterton: a Bibliography (1958), Chesterton Continued (1968), Chesterton Three (Bedford, 1980).