An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966
Title:
C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester Collection
Dates:
1903-1966, undated
Extent:
28 boxes (11.76 linear feet), 1 oversize folder (osf)
Abstract:
Contains manuscripts and correspondence of the English novelist C. S. Forester. Included
are manuscripts for several Horatio Hornblower stories and The African Queen; numerous letters from Forester to first wife Kathleen Belcher Forester and to editor
Frances L. Phillips; voluminous correspondence files from Forester's literary agent,
A. D. Peters spanning over thirty years; and manuscripts of biographical works on
Forester by his son, John Forester.
Joan Sibley and Dylan Davidson, 2015
Note:
This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in
a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for
information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations
commonly used in descriptions.
