Manuscript Collection MS COLL 00092 2B Annex - Handscombe Collection of Powys Family Papers

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CA OTUTF MS COLL 00092 2B Annex

Title

Handscombe Collection of Powys Family Papers

Date(s)

  • 1924-1987. (Creation)

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Manuscript Collection

Extent and medium

1 box (0.7 metres)

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Name of creator

([19–?])

Biographical history

Name of creator

([19–?]-)

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Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Richard Handscombe, 1989.
Gift of Jean Handscombe, 2008.
Gift of Matthew Handscombe, 2024.

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Scope and content

This accession consists of a collection of letters written by John Cowper Powys, Littleton Powys, Llewelyn Powys, and Theodore Francis Powys, as well as a notebook, “Where Is It?,” containing names and addresses for the Powys family and others, a newspaper clipping, photographs of John Cowper Powys, biographical texts, and a postcard written by Llewelyn Powys’s wife, Alyse Gregory. The 2024 accession consists of photographs of John Cowper Powys, biographical texts, and letters from John Cowper Powys and the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Conditions governing access

Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca

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  • English

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    Description identifier

    CA OTUTF MS COLL 00092

    Institution identifier

    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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