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III. Manuscripts by Muriel Spark
IV. Manuscripts, Typescripts, and correspondence related to Derek Stanford
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| Creator | Spark, Muriel | |
| Title | Muriel Spark Papers | |
| Quantity: | ca. 200 items | |
| Identification: | WTU00107 | |
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Muriel Spark is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland who has been a professional writer since the 1940's. She has written 15 novels, three volumes of poetry, several nonfiction studies, and numerous short stories, essays, and reviews. Her earliest work was for the British political intelligence office at the end of the Second World War and by the early 1950's, Spark was recognized as a poet and critic, although she had not yet produced any serious fiction. The winning of a fiction-writing contest in 1951 and the encouragement of her publisher led to her career as a novelist. Her first novel, The Comforters, was published in 1957. Since then she has written 17 novels, many of which are influenced by her religious views (she converted to Roman Catholicism in the early 1950's) and most of which have been well-received by public and critics. Several of her novels have been adapted for the stage, film, and television, the best-known being The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961) which appeared on Broadway and in a film version.
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The bulk of the Spark Papers consist of correspondence between Spark and British poet Derek Stanford, and correspondence between Spark and her literary agent. Correspondence with other literary figures is also included, as well as drafts of several poems and essays by Spark. Also present are two small notebooks bearing Spark's autograph notes which include drafts of poems.
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Copyright to large portions of the collection held by Muriel Spark
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Muriel Spark Papers, Washington University in St. Louis
Processed by Washington University Department Special Collections Staff ca. 1990. EAD encoded finding-aid complete December, 2001
Interfiled within collection or by accession at end of collection.
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| Spark, Muriel to Stanford, Derek 1948: March, 7 ALS, 1p; TD | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Stanford, Derek [1949] ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Stanford, Derek 1949: April, 20 ALS, 4pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Stanford, Derek 1952: February, 17 ALS, 6pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Stanford, Derek 1958: September, 9 ALS, 8pp | |||||||||||||
| Enc: Autograph poem by Derek Stanford | |||||||||||||
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| Encloses the Patrick Bronte ms. by the Rev. W.T. D | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1954: June, 4 ALS, 1 p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John [1960?] ALS, 4 pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1960: January, 11 TLS, 2 pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1960: August, 29 TLS, 1 p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1960: November, 30 ALS, 3pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1960: December, 3 ALS 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1960: December, 21 ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: January, 4 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: February, 25 ALS, 4pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: March, 18 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: March, 25 ALS, 7pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: April, 6 ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: May, 12 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: May, 28 TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: June, 3 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: June, 16 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: June, 29 ACS | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: July, 3 ALS, 11pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: July, 12 ACS | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: July, 28 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: August, 13 TLS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: August, 25 TLS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: September, ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: September, 15 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: October, 14 TLS, 4pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: October, 18 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: October, 28 TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: November, 2 AL, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: November, 2 ACS | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: November, 22 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: November, 26 TLS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1961: December, ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| 1/12 | Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: January, 16 ACS | ||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: January, 29 ACS | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: February, 5 TLS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: March, 6 TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: March, 22 TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: April, 2 TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: April, 4 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: June, 15 ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: July, 24 ALS, 7pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: July, 25 ALS, 3pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1962: October, 28 ALS, 4pp | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1963: March, 3 ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John 1965: September, 13 ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Discusses contract arrangements with Macmillan and strategy with Macmillan and Lippincott. | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
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| Note accompanying a tape. | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ALS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
| Encloses letter from Maurice [Macmillan?). | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
| Note accompanying a letter from Paul [Scott?] | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. TLS, 1p | |||||||||||||
| Discusses contract arrangements with BBC. | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
| Encloses signed contract. | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ALS, 1p | |||||||||||||
| Encloses revisions (to a contract?) | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. TLS, 2pp | |||||||||||||
| Encloses copy of letter to Books and Bookment concerning unauthorized publication. | |||||||||||||
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| Note accompanying a copy of letter to Macmillan. | |||||||||||||
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| Spark, Muriel to Smith, John n.d. ACS | |||||||||||||
| Encloses copies of a letter. | |||||||||||||
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| II.1 Correspondence with Publishers 65 items | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence between Derek Stanford and Muriel Spark and various publishers concerning proposals for reprints of Elizabeth Gaskell, Dorothy Wordsworth, Jane Austin, and Mary Shelley. Includes proposals | |||||||||||||
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III. Manuscripts by Muriel Spark 13 items |
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V. Miscellany 10 items |
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