urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00646 Ronald Firbank: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Finding aid created by Joan Sibley and Jamie Hawkins-Kirkham Harry Ransom Center, 2011 Finding aid encoded by Jamie Hawkins-Kirkham11 April 2011 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926 Ronald Firbank Collection 1902-1924 2 boxes (.84 linear feet) Includes manuscripts and letters by British novelist Ronald Firbank, as well as printed copies of some of his works with his handwritten corrections, and 7 notebooks with drawings and dialogue for Valmouth. English Manuscript Collection MS-1389 Access:

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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.

 Container List Works: 1.1 Untitled short story, The roses were never called before seven..., handwritten manuscript with emendations and deletions, 5 pages, circa 1902. From Hanley II. 1.2 Caprice, printed book with handwritten corrections and slight emendations, and a handwritten note by Graham Greene, 141 pages, 1917. 1.3 The flower beneath the foot Preface to the first edition, handwritten manuscript with revisions, 4 pages, 1924. From Hanley II. 1.4 Odette, printed book with handwritten corrections and slight emendations, and handwritten note by Graham Greene, 1916. 1.5 Santal, printed book with handwritten corrections and slight emendations, and handwritten note by Graham Greene, 48 pages, 1921. 1.6 Vainglory, printed book with handwritten corrections and slight emendations, and handwritten note by Graham Greene, 260 pages, 1915. Valmouth notebooks, 7 handwritten manuscript notebooks with many sketches, 191 pages. Contain notes for dialogue, situations, etc.: 1.7 Notebook 1 1.8 Notebook 2 1.9 Notebook 3 2.1 Notebook 4 2.2 Notebook 5 2.3 Notebook 6 2.4 Notebook 7 Letters: 2.5 17 ALS to Richards, Grant, 1915-1917. 2.5 ALS to Wiggans, 1915. Recipient: 2.6 Fleming, Jones, Frances X. 6 ALS to Firbank, 1922-1925. Purchase 2000 (R14675); not described in card catalog.