MS 435 01 02 06

MS 435 01 02 06

John Carter archive: Correspondence and other material relating to Housman

Item

1937-1970

12 envelopes

Correspondence and other papers relating to Carter and his work on Housman:

1. General correspondence between Carter and others in his social circles about A. E. Housman, from 1970 to 1974.
2. Correspondence between Carter and Henry Maas, editor of 'The Letters of Housman', published in 1971. Carter reviews the publication and sends his comments and suggestions.
3. Exhibition catalogue of 'Laurence Housman' at the Street Library, with related correspondence.
4. Carter's working papers on 'the Housman text', from 1937-1962. Unclear what publication, if any, this relates to.
5. Carter's correspondence with the Bodleian Library.
6. Carter's correspondence with the British Library.
7. Correspondence and papers relating to an A. E. Housman commemorative plaque.
8. Transcripts of George Bernard Shaw's letters to Laurence Housman, from 1910-1948. The originals have apparently not survived elsewhere.
9. A copy of A. E. Housman's last will and testament.
10. Two envelopes addressed to Moses Jackson and John Carter by A. E. Housman.
11. Catalogue of a 1968 Sotheby's sale in which Housman's illustrations are highlighted.
12. Papers relating to a Housman exhibition at University College London.
13. Correspondence relating to a sale of Housman manuscripts in July 1968.

In envelopes.