Dorothy M. Richardson letters
Scope and Contents
This collection contains thirteen items, most of which are letters from Dorothy M. Richardson to Mr. Curtis Brown, her publishing intermediary. Ms. Richardson was an English novelist noted for a series of novels published under the collective title Pilgriamge. She has also been noted as the introducer of the stream of consciousness method into English fiction. The collection is in fair condition.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1920
Creator
- Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) (Author, Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Dorothy M. Richardson Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Miller Richardson (1873-1957) was the first writer to publish an English novel that contained what would come to be known as the "stream of consciousness" technique. Her series of thirteen novels collectively titled "Pilgrimage" are her most famous writings, known as great modernist and feminist English works.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains thirteen items, most of which are letters from Dorothy M. Richardson to Mr. Curtis Brown, her publishing intermediary. Ms. Richardson was an English novelist noted for a series of novels published under the collective title Pilgriamge. She has also been noted as the introducer of the stream of consciousness method into English fiction.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased form Howes Bookshop in 1947.
- Title
- Guide to the Dorothy M. Richardson letters, 1917-1920
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu