MS 768
Reference code
MS 768
Title
The Sitwells collection
Level
Sub-fonds
Administrative / Biographical history
Sitwell, Osbert (1892-1969) ; Sitwell, Sacheverell (1897-1988) ; Sitwell, Edith Louisa (1887-1964)
The Sitwells (Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell) were three siblings who formed an identifiable literary and artistic clique in London between 1916 and 1930. All three Sitwells wrote; collectively the trio produced almost 200 volumes of poetry, fiction, biography, music, art, and literary criticism, giving expression to their own kind of modernism; an amalgam of cubism, futurism, and dadaism best described as 'Sitwellism'.
Individual biographies are given at series level. Both Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell were Old Etonians.
The Sitwells (Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell) were three siblings who formed an identifiable literary and artistic clique in London between 1916 and 1930. All three Sitwells wrote; collectively the trio produced almost 200 volumes of poetry, fiction, biography, music, art, and literary criticism, giving expression to their own kind of modernism; an amalgam of cubism, futurism, and dadaism best described as 'Sitwellism'.
Individual biographies are given at series level. Both Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell were Old Etonians.
Date
[1887-1988]
Extent & medium
1 box and 3 volumes
Content description
The collection consists mainly of manuscript material and correspondence by Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell. Also included is a signed invitation to an exhibition private view of Pavel Tchelitchew's work from Edith Sitwell to Tom Balston.
Arrangement
The collection has been subdivided into the following:
MS 768 01: Osbert Sitwell
MS 768 02: Sacheverell Sitwell
MS 768 03: Edith Sitwell
MS 768 01: Osbert Sitwell
MS 768 02: Sacheverell Sitwell
MS 768 03: Edith Sitwell
Associated material
Eton College Library also holds David Horner's archive (MS 437). David Horner was Osbert Sitwell's companion and therefore this collection contains additional Sitwell material.
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