Lionel Stevenson typescripts

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 0010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two typescripts of the "The Ordeal of George Meredith," a biography by Lionel Stevenson (1902-1973) published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1953. There is an early typescript draft, annotated with the author's handwritten corrections (Folders 1-8) and a revised final version (Folders 9-26), with handwritten printer and editor marks.

The early draft is arranged in folders based roughly on how the text later appears in chapters in the final version.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1953

Conditions Governing Access

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Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Lionel Stevenson (1902-1973) was a Canadian author who taught at the University of Southern California from 1937 to 1955. He later was a Professor of English Literature at Duke University. Stevenson's work included biographies of George Meredith, Charles Lever, and William Makepeace Thackeray.

Extent

0.60 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of two typescripts of the "The Ordeal of George Meredith," a biography by Lionel Stevenson (1902-1973) published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1953.