Henry James: Cambridge letters and related material

This material is held atCambridge University Library

  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Add.8306
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1884-1974
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 collection

Scope and Content

Letters from Henry James to Geoffrey Keynes, Charles Sayle, A.T. Bartholomew and others, with related correspondence and papers compiled by Keynes. The supporting material includes extracts from Bartholomew and Sayle's diaries concerning James' visit. There are also copies of Keynes' essay 'Henry James in Cambridge', including the version published in the London magazine, vol. 6, no. 3 (March, 1959), pp. 50-61; papers regarding the publication of the essay in various forms; and details of Keynes' B.B.C. Radio broadcast on this subject.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Presented by Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1981.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Related Material

Cambridge University Library holds Sir Geoffrey Keynes' first version of the essay 'Henry James in Cambridge', MS.Add.8543.

Bibliography

Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Henry James in Cambridge, a collection of James' letters regarding his Cambridge visit, was published in Cambridge, 1967.