The collection consists of eighteen letters written by or to Rebecca West, 1937-1976, including: four letters to George, 1937, with personal news; two letters to John Haggart, plus a letter to Haggart from West's agent, A.D. Peters, 1939, all about a dramatization of her story, Salt of the Earth; two letters to Monica Baldwin, plus one from her, 1950, all about West's biography of St. Augustine. Also, four letters to Catherine Dupré, 1974-1976, about her biography of John Galsworthy; one undated letter to Mr. Askew, about her limited publications; two undated letters to Rachel Ferguson, making plans to meet; one letter to Harold Rubenstein, explaining her disapproval of an article he had written.
Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (#1972-0025R/VF Lit )
Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1972-1991.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
Rebecca West was a British author and journalist. Born Cicily Fairfield, of Scots-Irish heritage, she adopted the name of the strong-willed heroine of Ibsen's play, Rosmershmolm. She trained as an actress, but concentrated on writing and contributed to various liberal journals. In addition to social commentary and literary criticism, she wrote novels; her writing was distinguished by passion, intelligence, and style. Her personal life included a decade-long affair with H.G. Wells, affairs with Charlie Chaplin and Max Beaverbrook, and marriage to banker Henry Maxwell Andrews.
Binding notes
Housed in ShareBox 093 boxShare093 GST/P/2/1 c.1 (Archival/Manuscript Material) bound in ShareBox 093
