Scope and Contents
This finding aid encompasses accessions of single manuscripts and small groups of manuscripts and other papers, by or pertaining to Marie Corelli, acquired by the library from a variety of sources. Materials incorporated into the collection prior to February 1998 have been organized into three series: Series I, Ray Livingston Murphy Bequest , Series II, Charles J. Levy Gift , and Series III, Materials from Other Sources , which consists of material acquired from various other sources.
Dates
- 1885 - 1947
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Marie Corelli Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ongoing collection of documents acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Source information is recorded in series level notes. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent
2.1 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Collection includes letters between Corelli and her publishers, George and Richard Bentley, 1885-1894, including a copy of a letter by Basil Wilberforce concerning Corelli's "Barabbas"; letters to Alexander Wedderburn, 1908-17, that discuss John Ruskin, Arthur and Joan Severn, and personal matters; letters between George Bentley, Eric Mackay, and Arthur Waugh; autograph manuscript of "The Great Secret" (published in 1920 as "The Secret Power"); and a corrected typescript by Bertha Vyver entitled "Marie Corelli" (published in 1930 as "Memoirs of Marie Corelli") that contains a chapter by John Cuming Walters.
Processing Information
This finding aid was produced from previously existing cards in the Manuscripts Catalog. All pertinent bibliographical information has been retained. This finding aid will be updated periodically to account for new materials that may be added to the collection. The date of the most recent update is noted on the title page. For information on material that may have been added since the last update, please consult the Public Service Desk.
- Bentley, George, 1828-1895
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1854-1936
- Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
- Mackay, Eric, 1851-1898
- Memoirs of Marie Corelli
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- Severn, Arthur, 1842-1931
- Severn, Joan, 1846-1924
- The great secret
- The secret power
- Walters, John Cuming, 1933-
- Waugh, Arthur, 1866-1943
- Wedderburn, Alexander D. O. (Alexander Dundas Ogilvy), 1854-1931
- Wilberforce, Basil, 1841-1916
- Title
- Guide to the Marie Corelli Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- February 1998
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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