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John Galsworthy letters to Professor William Sadler

 Collection
Identifier: MS 317
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 11 letters, written between the years 1911 and 1914, from John Galsworthy to Professor William Sadler. The identity of the latter figure remains unknown. The letters usually contain information regarding travel plans and arrangements for meeting each other. Several of the letters comment on current events, including Galsworthy’s response to Sadler on the outbreak of World War I.

Dates

  • 1911 - 1914

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish material from the John Galsworthy Letters must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Note

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was a playwright and novelist educated at Harrow and New College, Oxford. He was called to the bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1890 and published his early novels under the pseudonym of John Sinjohn. He wrote The Man of Property (1906) and The Forsyte Saga (1922) along with many other works including the trilogy A Modern Comedy in 1929. Some of his more successful plays include: The Silver Box (1906), Justice (1910), and The Skin Game (1920). John Galsworthy was awarded the Order of Merit in 1919 and the Nobel Prize in 1932.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder of 11 letters)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

This collection consists of 11 letters written between the years 1911 and 1914 by John Galsworthy to Professor William Sadler. Most of the letters contain travel plans and arrangements for meeting each other; however, several of the letters comment on current events, including Galsworthy’s response to Sadler on the outbreak of World War I.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift donated by the Friends’ Fund (Whittington gift) in 1953.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John Galsworthy letters to Professor William Sadler, 1911-1914
Status
Completed
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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