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Olivia Manning:

An Inventory of Her Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Manning, Olivia, 1908-1980
Title: Olivia Manning Collection
Dates: circa 1949-1980, undated
Extent: 21 boxes (8.82 linear feet), 2 galley folders (gf)
Abstract: Includes chiefly manuscripts written by the English novelist Olivia Manning, including four of the novels comprising The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy, both based on her experiences during World War II. Also present are large groups of her letters to Francis King and from Ivy Compton-Burnett which chronicle the friendship of the fellow novelists.
Call Number: Manuscript Collection MS-2662
Language: English
Access: Open for research

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Processed by: Joan Sibley and Apryl Voskamp, 2014 Note: This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
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Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

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