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032-001991502

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032-001991502

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GEOFFREY H. WELLS al. 'Geoffrey West': correspondence concerning his book, H. G. Wells (1930); 1920-1937. Included are autograph letters from H. G. Wells (14 letters, 22 postcards, etc.), Mrs Catherine Wells (16 letters, etc.), Frank Wells (6 letters), replies from Geoffrey H. Wells (some annotated by H. G. Wells), letters from other correspondents, and some photographs and printed ephemera. Purchased from Mrs Moira Wells, 6 July 1979.

Paper; ff. 178. British Library arrangement.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 Mrs Moira Wells, wife of G H Wells: Theodore Cressy Skeat, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter to Theodore Cressy Skeat from Mrs Moira Wells: 1970: Signed.
f. 6 Herbert George Wells, author: Mrs A. L. Claremont, secretary to the League of Nations Society: Letter to Mrs A. L. Claremont from Herbert George Wells: 1920.
ff. 7-55 Herbert George Wells, author: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Herbert George Wells: 1922-1937.
f. 56-62, 160 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, cartoonist and caricaturist: Letter to Geoffrey Harry Wells from Sir David Alexander Cecil Low: 1930: Signed.
ff. 56-62, 160 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Proofs of drawings by Low: 1930.
ff. 63-68 Herbert George Wells, author: Art. Portraits: Photographs of Herbert George Wells: circa 1900-1930.
f. 75 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: G. F. L. Press, Secretary to H G Wells: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from G. F. L. Press: 1927: Signed.
ff. 76-80 Marjorie Stewart Wells, wife of G P Wells: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Marjorie Stewart Wells: 1929-1937: Signed.
ff. 81-85 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Lucienne Southgate, Secretary to H G Wells: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Lucienne Southgate: 1930-1937: Signed.
ff. 86-116 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Amy Catherine Wells, née Robbins; 2nd wife of H G Wells: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Amy Catherine Wells: 1919-1925: Partly signed.
ff. 117-133 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Frank C. Wells, brother of H G Wells: Letters to Geoffrey Harry Wells from Frank C. Wells: circa 1930.
ff. 134-143 Herbert George Wells, author: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letters to Herbert George Wells from 'Geoffrey West': 1929-1930: Partly typewritten copies.
ff. 150, 151 Blanche Patch, secretary to G B Shaw: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: George Bernard Shaw, author: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Blanche Patch on behalf of George Bernard Shaw: 1925: Signed.
ff. 150, 151 Herbert George Wells, author: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Herbert George Wells: 1901-1941: Partly copy and draft.
f. 152 Art. Portraits: Isabel Mary Wells, 1st wife of H G Wells: Photograph of Isabel Mary Wells: circa 1891.
f. 154 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Ivor John Carnegie Brown, writer and theatre critic: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Ivor John Carnegie Brown: 1925.
f. 155 Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Lord Dickinson: 1930: Signed.
ff. 156-159 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Sir Richard Arman Gregory, Baronet: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Sir Richard Arman Gregory: 1930.
f. 161 Rodolphe Louis Mégroz, writer: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Rodolphe Louis Mégroz: 1930.
f. 162 Alan Alexander Milne, author: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Alan Alexander Milne: bef. 1930.
f. 163 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Dorothy Miller Richardson, writer: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Dorothy Miller Richardson: bef. 1930.
ff. 165, 166, 168 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: W. Pett Ridge: Letters to Geoffrey Harry Wells from W. Pett Ridge: 1930.
f. 167 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Olga Ridge, wife of W Pett Ridge: Letter to Geoffrey Harry Wells from Olga Ridge: 1930.
ff. 169, 170 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Sir John Knewstub Maurice Rothenstein, Director, Tate Gallery: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Sir John Knewstub Maurice Rothenstein: n.d.
ff. 171, 174 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Frank Slater: Letters to 'Geoffrey West' from Frank Slater: 1930.
f. 175 Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes, pioneer of birth control: Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes: 1930: Signed.
f. 176 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Gabriel Wells, of New York; dealer in books and manuscripts: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Gabriel), of New York Wells: 1930: Signed.
f. 177 Geoffrey Harry Wells, alias 'Geoffrey West'; writer; son of H G Wells and Rebecca West: Winifred Stephens Whale, writer in French history and literature: Letter to 'Geoffrey West' from Winifred Stephens Whale: 1930.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1920

End Date:

1937

Date Range:

1920-1937

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Names:

Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, writer and theatre critic, 1891-1974
Claremont, A L, Mrs secretary to the League of Nations Society
Dickinson, Willoughby Hyett, 1st Baron Dickinson, politician, 1859-1943
Gregory, Richard Arman, Baronet, writer on science, 1864-1952
Low, David Alexander Cecil, Knight, cartoonist and caricaturist, 1891-1963
Milne, Alan Alexander, author, 1882-1956
Mégroz, Rodolphe Louis, writer
Patch, Blanche, secretary to G B Shaw, 1879-1966
Press, G F L, sec to H G Wells
Richardson, Dorothy Miller, writer
Ridge, Olga, wife of W Pett Ridge
Ridge, W Pett
Rothenstein, John Knewstub Maurice, Director Tate Gallery
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250
Skeat, Theodore Cressy, Keeper of Manuscripts British Museum, 1907-2003,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/22161908
Slater, Frank
Southgate, Lucienne, sec to H G Wells
Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael, pioneer of birth control, 1880-1958
Wells, Amy Catherine, née Robbins 2nd wife of H G Wells
Wells, Frank C, brother of H G Wells
Wells, Gabriel, of New York, dealer in books and manuscripts
Wells, Geoffrey Harry, alias 'Geoffrey West', writer, son of H G Wells and Rebecca West
Wells, Herbert George, novelist, 1866-1946
Wells, Isabel Mary, 1st wife of H G Wells
Wells, Marjorie Stewart, wife of G P Wells, 1901-1962
Wells, Moira, Mrs wife of G H Wells
Whale, Winifred Stephens, writer in French history and literature

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