Fonds
The Richards Collection
Catalogue reference: IAR
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This record is about the The Richards Collection dating from 1893-1986.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IAR
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Richards Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1893-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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The personal collection of papers, correspondence, diaries, notebooks and photographs of IA Richards and his wife Dorothea Richards. The collection also includes a group of scrolls, wall hangings and paintings acquired during their time in China. The collection comprises chiefly of IA Richards' papers and correspondence; a smaller group of materials from Dorothea Richards makes up the collection. Of the diaries, Dorothea Richards' pocket diaries contain the most material, with the other diaries containing short reminders of appointments.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University: Magdalene College Old Library
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Unknown
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Richards, Ivor Armstrong (1893-1979) Literary Critic and Theorist
- Richards, Dorothea (1894-1986) Journalist and Mountaineer
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 60 Boxes; 186 diaries; 45 Notebooks; 11 film and audio reels; 1 box of negatives; 3 boxes of slides
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Upon applying to consult the material, the holding institution will contact the executor of the collection for permission.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Bequeathed by Dorothea Richards, 1986
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A Full catalogue is available in the reading room or by contacting the holding institution.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7a050109-4b65-45c4-8dc9-f10456989545/
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The Richards Collection