IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS1169
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Hans van Marle Collection
Date(s): 1871-2005
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 23 boxes
Name of creator(s): Marle | Hans van | 1922-2001 | scholar
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Hans van Marle was born Adrianus van Marle in Baarn, Holland in 1922. During the Second World War, he joined the Dutch resistance and operated under a false name from 1943. He was deeply interested in Indonesia, having travelled to the Dutch East Indies in 1946: a lengthy article by van Marle on the new republic of Indonesia was published in a student newspaper in 1948. The first of numerous articles by van Marle on Joseph Conrad, a note on Lingard, was published in 1960. Van Marle also edited two volumes on Indonesian history. From 1957-1975 van Marle was involved in editing Delta: A Review of Arts, Life and Thought in the Netherlands. He was awarded an honorary life membership of the Joseph Conrad (UK) Society in 1996.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Correspondence, mostly in English, with scholars and the Conrad family relating to van Marle's research into Joseph Conrad, 1959-2001; photographs including Conrad's relatives, ships associated with him, Conrad scholars, 1871-1995; card indexes of Conrad's correspondence; annotated editions of Conrad novels and letters, 1946-2001; festshrifts for van Marle, tributes to van Marle, copy of Norman Sherry's Phd on Conrad, 1963-2005.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English Dutch French Danish German Russian Polish Afrikaans
System of arrangement:
Arrangement into 6 sections reflects van Marle's scholarship.
Conditions governing access:
Open for research although access to some files may be restricted by the Freedom of Information Act. 24 hours notice should be given prior to research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by Special Collections staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
File-level catalogue is attached to the collection-level description on the ULRLS archives catalogue.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Dr. Gene Moore
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Rules or conventions: ISAD(G)
Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-01-27