This collection consists of the files rare book dealer J. Howard Woolmer maintained
on authors Sebastian Barry and Penelope Fitzgerald. The files are primarily
correspondence concerning the sale and transport of the authors' manuscript
collections to the Harry Ransom Center. Woolmer was friendly with both of his
clients and continued to correspond with them after he brokered the sales of their
collections. In the case of Fitzgerald, Woolmer continued to correspond with family
members after her death, and contributed to research for biographies.
Separated Material
One cassette recording of the Somerville London Literary Group discussing Penelope
Fitzgerald, dated 1 October 2003, was transferred to the Ransom Center’s Sound
Recordings Collection.
