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Spender, Brenda Elizabeth (1884-1967)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL 474

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Spender, Brenda Elizabeth (1884-1967)

Date(s): 1925-1947

Level of description: collection

Extent: 14 items

Name of creator(s): Spender | Brenda Elizabeth | 1884-1967 | author and journalist

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Brenda Elizabeth Spender was born in Bray, Berkshire. She was the literary editor of Country Life magazine between 1925 and 1946. Spender also wrote the 'On'y Tony' series of books for children.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Brenda Elizabeth Spender, 1925-1947, fourteen letters written to Spender from Constance Holme (1 letter), Walter de la Mare (1 letter), Wilson Midgley (1 letter), George E B Saintsbury (6 letters and 4 cards) and Siegfried Sassoon (1 letter). Most items concern business carried out by Spender in her role at the literary editor of Country Life.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged as in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

Typescript and MS

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Unknown

Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: April 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Editors | Communication personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People

Personal names
Spender | Brenda Elizabeth | 1884-1967 | author and journalist

Corporate names
Country Life

Places