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Claude Houghton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0020
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains manuscripts of English novelist and short story writer Claude Houghton's unpublished book "Kingdoms of the Spirit" and an original manuscript of Houghton's published novel "Julian Grant Loses His Way". Also included are correspondence to, from, and about Houghton.

Dates

  • 1923 - 1961

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Claude Houghton papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

English novelist Claude Houghton was born Claude Houghton Oldfield in 1889. He wrote novels and short stories which often featured elements of science fiction or fantasy in which the protagonists feel estranged from the world. Novels by Houghton include: "Neighbours," 1926; "Julian Grant Loses His Way," 1933; "Three Fantastic Tales," 1934; and "This Was Ivor Trent," 1935. Short stories by Houghton include "The Madness of Christopher Curlew" (1934), "The Man Who Hated Everybody" (1934), and "The Strange Case of Mr Anatole Pickering" (1934).

Houghton died in 1961.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet ( (1 box))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The collection contains manuscripts of English novelist and short story writer Claude Houghton's unpublished book "Kingdoms of the Spirit" and an original manuscript of Houghton's published novel "Julian Grant Loses His Way." Also included are correspondence to, from, and about Houghton.

Acquisition Information

The Claude Houghton papers were donated and purchased between the years 1956 and 1992.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Claude Houghton papers, 1923-1961
Status
Completed
Date
2004
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
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Houston Texas 77005 USA

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