Papers of Vera Brittain
Reference:
GB 0161 MSS. Eng. hist. d. 343, e. 304, f. 24
Title:
Papers of Vera Brittain
Dates of creation:
1949-50
Held at:
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Extent:
3 shelfmarks
Level of Description: fonds
Language of Material: eng
Administrative/Biographical History
Vera Mary Brittain (1893-1970), afterwards Catlin, was an author, feminist and pacifist.
Scope and Content
Papers of Vera Brittain, consisting of:
- Notebooks concerning her participation in the World Pacifist Conference and her lecture tour in India, 1949-50
- Volume of photographs of Cape Comorin, India, n.d.
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by Vera Brittain's daughter, Shirley Williams, in 1972.
Access Conditions
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 40214-16.
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