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Leon Edel Collection Series
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Henry James : James Family Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence with James family members, including Alice R. James, Dorothea James, Edward H. James, Henry James III, John James, Margaret Mary James (Mrs. Bruce Porter), William James III, Mary James Vaux, and Henry James Vaux.

Henry James : Letter Notebooks

Series consists of chiefly of notebooks of transcriptions of letters from Henry James and Edel's notes, based on thousands of James letters that Edel located and consulted during many decades of research. Bulk of transcriptions are from letters dating between 1865 and 1916. Also contains some copies of letters James family correspondence and copies of letters from James Russell Lowell to James.

Henry James : manuscripts and drafts

Series consists of drafts, proofs, and corrected manuscripts of Edel's extensive publications on Henry James, as well as for the text of a CBC documentary series on Henry James. Also includes manuscripts, notes, and corrections for Edel's publication, "Some memories of Edith Wharton."

Henry James : Research Files

Series consists of various research files created by Edel in the course of his work on Henry James. The majority of files are copies of original sources, such as the diaries of Theodora Bosquanet, James's amanuensis. Includes numerous off-prints related to James's various novels, Edel's notes on James's letters and correspondents, and ephemera such as book jackets and drafts. Many notes, drafts, and miscellany relate to Edith Wharton and Percy Lubbock.

James Joyce research files

Series consists of Edel's notes and research files on James Joyce. Also includes Edel's publication "Joyce: The Last Journey," with revisions and related clippings and correspondence.

Literary Files

Series consists of clippings, notes, papers and other ephemera collected by Edel on various significant literary figures. One thematic file is devoted to 19th-century English literature.

Manuscripts by other authors

Series consists of manuscripts of writings by other authors, including Harold Clarke Goddard’s “Alphabets of the Imagination”, for which Edel wrote the preface, and Sandra Djwa’s “The Politics of the Imagination: A Life of F.R. Scott”.

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