Curle mss. III, 1904-1967
Summary Information
Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Curle, Richard, 1883-1968
TitleCurle mss. III, 1904-1967
Collection No.
LMC 1243
Extent
393 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Curle mss. III, 1904-1967, consists
primarily of letters to author Richard Curle, 1883-1968, from Lady Margaret Alice
Lilly (de Windt) Brooke, ranee of Sarawak, 1849-1936; bibliographer Nigel Maxwell;
and journalist John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856-1933.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Richard Curle, 1883-1968, was an author, traveler and bibliophile. In his early
career he wrote leaders for such newspapers as the
Pretoria
News
(South Africa),
The Rangoon Times
(Burma), and
The Daily Mail (London). He also wrote
articles for other newspapers and magazines, short stories, and books of fiction and
non-fiction. In 1912 Curle was introduced to Joseph Conrad and, as a consequence of
their long-standing friendship, much of Curle's writings and correspondence with
colleagues and friends reflects his considerable knowledge of Conrad and his
works.
Scope and Content Note
The Curle mss. III, 1904-1967, consists primarily of letters to author Richard Curle,
1883-1968, from Lady Margaret Alice Lilly (de Windt) Brooke, ranee of Sarawak,
1849-1936; bibliographer Nigel Maxwell; and journalist John Mackinnon Robertson,
1856-1933. Margaret of Sarawak's letters date 1923-1930 and consist primarily of
social notes and family news, but also with comments on author William Henry Hudson
about whom Curle was preparing a book, and on Joseph Conrad. Nigel Maxwell's
correspondence, 1963-1967, concerns the preparation and publication of his
Dictionary of the works of Joseph Conrad and includes
some copies of Curle's letters to him offering advice and corrections. Robertson's
letters are generally of a literary or personal nature with frequent comments on
Curle's writings and on Conrad and Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev as writers. Typescript
copies of Joseph Conrad's letters to Richard Curle, 1912-1924, complete the
collection.
Arrangement
Letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent then chronologically.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Conrad, Joseph,
1857-1924.
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Hudson, W. H. (William Henry),
1841-1922.
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Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich,
1818-1883.
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Curle, Richard, 1883-1968
--Correspondence.
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Conrad, Joseph,
1857-1924.
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Brooke, Margaret, Lady,
1849.
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Maxwell, Nigel.
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Robertson, J. M. (John
Mackinnon), 1856-1933.
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Separated Material
Originals of Joseph Conrad's letters to Richard Curle in Conrad mss.
Related Material
Curle mss.; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Curle mss. II; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Curle mss. IV; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift, 1985.
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Curle mss. III, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
Letters
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent then chronologically