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MS Mus. 1841/3/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003434381
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001965160
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071256361.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MS Mus. 1841/3/3
- Title:
- Elisabeth Lutyens: 'A Goldfish Bowl': early plans and drafts under the title 'From Here to Maternity'
- Scope & Content:
- 1. Typescript draft sequences: - [ff**]: Partial draft on [smaller] paper, with dedication given in pencil on the cover. Some sequences represent chapters: ‘I. Bloomsbury Beginnings’; ‘II. What are little girls made of?’; ‘III. Home rule for School-girls’; ‘IV. London Interlude’; ‘V. French Polish’; ‘VI. World Detours’; ‘VII. Home-cured’. Other sequences are miscellaneous. Several pages missing. Pencil and pen annotations by the author.- [ff**]: Annotated partial draft on foolscap paper, some pagination. Loosely grouped including the first 3 chapters: 1. ‘Bloomsbury Beginnings’; 2. ‘What are little girls made of?’; 3. ‘Home rule for School-girls’. A further 3 sequences all relating to the author’s early life and education. [ff**]: Substantial pencil and pen annotations and additions.- Draft sequences of similar content to the above, also foolscap; again with partial pagination (30-67 with some missing). Pencil and pen annotations.2. 25 folios of front matter and an early draft chapter, c. mid 1950s:- [f* 1 total]: ‘From Here to Maternity’, title page and list of contents (‘Blurb; Chapter Headings; Who’s Who; Ch. I & II; Brochure’ – all found below except the brochure).- [f* 1 total]: ‘From Here to Maternity’, blurb: typed synopsis ending ‘Her whole life is a study of a 20th century woman, artist and mother in a man’s world’. Description covers early childhood up until her post-war London life.- [ff** 4 total]: ‘From Here to Maternity’, chapter headings and brief descriptions. 22 chapters listed, the final two of which are titled ‘E.C. illness’, noting that it will cover the author’s move to Blackheath, and ‘In my fiftieth year’.- [ff** 4 total]: Lutyens family ‘Who’s Who’. Brief descriptions of key family members, with dates noted. 1 leaf typed, 3 handwritten in pen and pencil.- [ff** 15 total]: ‘Draft for From Here to Maternity’, chapter 1. Written in the author’s flat in Blackheath; description of ages of children further date this to early 1954. Some material recognisable from the eventual ‘Goldfish Bowl’ book. Handwritten entirely in pencil.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Music Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001965160
036-003434137
040-003434381 - Is part of:
- MS Mus. 1841 : Elisabeth Lutyens Papers
MS Mus. 1841/3 : Elisabeth Lutyens: Material relating to autobiography, 'A Goldfish Bowl'
MS Mus. 1841/3/3 : Elisabeth Lutyens: 'A Goldfish Bowl': early plans and drafts under the title 'From Here to Maternity' - Hierarchy:
- 032-001965160[0004]/036-003434137[0003]/040-003434381
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1841
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1954
- End Date:
- 1965
- Date Range:
- 1954-1965
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Various sizes
- Arrangement:
- British Library arrangement
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)