The collection contains typescripts of plays and other literary works and a large correspondence with authors such as JM Barrie, Arnold Bennett, John Buchan, John Galsworthy, Thomas Hardy, John Masefield, William Somerset Maugham and George Bernard Shaw.
Papers of Major OA Forsyth-Major
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- ReferenceGB 50 U DFM
- Dates of Creation1609-1971
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description5 linear metres
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Major Forsyth-Major was a prolific but unsuccessful writer who wrote under many different noms de plume including John Beverley, Don Beverley, Guy Beverley, Barry Macdonald, Ian Mac, Ivor McIvor, Randolph Major, and Maxim Major. The only work by him to achieve publication was a collection of lectures entitled Elements of tactics (1916).
Arrangement
U DFM/1 Literary works, 1910 - 1969
U DFM/2 Correspondence, 1905 - 1965
U DFM/3 Genealogical material, 1609 - 1964
U DFM/4 Photographs and images, 1591 - 1961
U DFM/5 Miscellaneous, 1746 - 1956
U DFM/6 Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major, 1843 - 1971
U DFM/7 George Bernard Shaw, 1914 - 1963
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Entry in Modern English literature and drama subject guide
Custodial History
Donated by the Treasury Solicitor, 1979