V. S. (Victor Sawdon) Pritchett:
An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon), 1900-1997 | |
| Title: | V. S. (Victor Sawdon) Pritchett Collection | |
| Dates: | 1922-1990, undated | |
| Extent: | 38 document boxes (15.96 linear feet), 2 galley folders (gf), 1 oversize folder (osf) | |
| Abstract: | The British writer and literary critic V. S. Pritchett is represented mainly by manuscript drafts, some early journals and notebooks, and proofs for his writings, including articles, broadcasts, essays, lectures, literary criticism, novels, plays, and reviews, as well as the short stories for which he was particularly known. Only a small amount of correspondence is present, most notably between Gerald Brenan and Pritchett. Related holdings at the Ransom Center include files for Pritchett in the records of the British literary agent A. D. Peters & Co., additional letters in the Gerald Brenan Collection, as well as materials related to Pritchett’s membership in and his role as President of English PEN (1971-1975) and also of PEN International (1974-1976) in the PEN Records. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-03338 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
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| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | V. S. (Victor Sawdon) Pritchett Collection (Manuscript Collection MS-03338). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Purchases, 1963-2016 (R1203, R1611, R2030, R3542, R4354, R4815, R5859, R6554, R6625, R6834, R7293, R7323, R7676, R7969, R8235, R8479, R8718, R14337, 16-04-024-P). | |
| Processed by: | Lacey Burtscher and Joan Sibley, 2024 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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