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Correspondence of George Orwell, 1945-1978
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of a small archive of files from English publisher and author Fredric Warburg (of Secker & Warburg), including typed carbon copies of literary/business letters from George Orwell, original letters from other authors (Eunice Frost, Mrs. Thomas Mann, Violet Schiff, Frank Swinnerton, etc.), photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous notes. Much of the material relates to Warburg's own work An Occupation for a Gentleman.
Collection History
- Archival Appraisal Information:
No appraisal information is available.
Access & Use
- Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions for Reproduction and Use:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
Correspondence of George Orwell; Fredric Warburg Publishing Files, C1053, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
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- Names:
- Secker & Warburg.
