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Dorothy M. Richardson letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0333
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

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

  • 1917 - 1920

Creator

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

Additional Description

Overview

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.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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

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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