Tom Maschler:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Literary Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Maschler, Tom | |
| Title: | Tom Maschler Collection | |
| Dates: | 1955-2005, undated | |
| Extent: | 2 record storage containers, 2 document boxes, 1 galley file (3.36 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | This collection consists of literary papers collected by editor and publisher Tom Maschler. Included are typescripts and correspondence with Doris Lessing, Ian McEwan, John Fowles, Anita Brookner, Arnold Wesker, and a group of other British writers who were referred to as the "Angry Young Men". | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-05395 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research |
Administrative Information
| Acquisition: | Purchases, 2015-2023 (15-07-023-P, 19-09-015-P, 20-02-012-P, 2023-03-001-P, 2023-08-0022-P) | |
| Processed by: | Stephen Cooper, 2016; Christine Bethke, 2023 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| This collection consists of literary papers collected by editor and publisher Tom Maschler. Included are typescript short stories and related materials prepared for Doris Lessing’s second collection, The Habit of Loving (1957), edited by Maschler, as well as correspondence with Doris Lessing, Anita Brookner, Carson McCullers, and Ian McEwan. Also present are materials relating to the film adaptation of John Fowles's novel The French Lieutenant's Woman from when Maschler worked as John Fowles's publisher and associate producer of the film. This part of the collection also contains multiple drafts of the screenplay and extensive correspondence, including significant correspondence written by Fowles to Maschler. Additionally, there are papers relating to Arnold Wesker and a group of other British Writers who were referred to as the "Angry Young Men". | ||
Related Material
| Additional Lessing materials at the Ransom Center are located in the Doris Lessing Papers and the Doris Lessing Collection. | ||
| Additional Brookner materials at the Ransom Center are located in the Anita Brookner Collection. | ||
| Additional McEwan materials at the Ransom Center are located in the Ian McEwan Collection and the Carson McEwan Papers. | ||
| Additional McCullers materials at the Ransom Center are located in the Carson McCullers Collection and the Carson McCullers Literary File Photography Collection. | ||