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Lawrence Durrell Collection (SC040) University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives Finding Aid - Lawrence Durrell collection (SC040) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.5.3 Printed: February 19, 2020 Language of description: English University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives Special Collections and University Archives University of Victoria PO Box 1800 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3H5 Telephone: 250-721-8257 Fax: 250-721-8215 Email: [email protected] https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/archives/ https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org//index.php/lawrence-durrell-collection Lawrence Durrell collection Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 6 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Collection holdings .......................................................................................................................................... 7 SC040-1996-108, Correspondence, Proof (1950-1963) ............................................................................... 7 SC040-1996-108-1.1, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1951) ...................................................... 8 SC040-1996-108-1.2, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1951) ...................................................... 8 SC040-1996-108-1.3, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1950) ...................................................... 8 SC040-1996-108-1.4, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1950) ...................................................... 9 SC040-1996-108-1.5, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1951) ...................................................... 9 SC040-1996-108-1.6, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1950) ...................................................... 9 SC040-1996-108-1.7, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1957) .................................................... 10 SC040-1996-108-1.8, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1958) .................................................... 10 SC040-1996-108-1.9, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1961) ................................................... 10 SC040-1996-108-1.10, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1962) ................................................. 11 SC040-1996-108-1.11, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1963) ................................................. 11 SC040-1996-108-1.12, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs airletter (1959) ................................... 11 SC040-1996-108-1.13, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs airletter (1959) ................................... 12 SC040-1996-108-1.14, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs airletter (1959) ................................... 12 SC040-1996-108-1.15, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1959) ................................................. 12 SC040-1996-108-1.16, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, APCs (1959) .............................................. 13 SC040-1996-108-1.17, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TPC (1960) ................................................ 13 SC040-1996-108-1.18, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TL (1958) .................................................. 13 SC040-1996-108-1.19, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, Als (1958) .................................................. 14 SC040-1996-108-1.20, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, APCs (1958) .............................................. 14 SC040-1996-108-1.21, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1958) ................................................. 14 SC040-1996-108-1.22, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1958) ................................................. 15 SC040-1996-108-1.23, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs (1958) ................................................. 15 SC040-1996-108-1.24, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, TLs ............................................................ 15 SC040-1996-108-1.25, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, CTLs .......................................................... 16 SC040-1996-108-1.26, Lawrence Durrell to Alfred Perles, APCs (1961) .............................................. 16 SC040-1996-108-1.27, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, Als (1957) ............................................. 16 University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives Page 2 Lawrence Durrell collection SC040-1996-108-1.28, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TLs (1957) ............................................. 17 SC040-1996-108-1.29, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TLs (1957) ............................................. 17 SC040-1996-108-1.30, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TPCs (1957) .......................................... 17 SC040-1996-108-1.31, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, APCs (1957) .......................................... 18 SC040-1996-108-1.32, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TLs (1958) ............................................. 18 SC040-1996-108-1.33, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TLs airletter (1958) ............................... 18 SC040-1996-108-1.34, Lawrence Durrell to William Woods, TLs airletter (1958) ............................... 19 SC040-1996-108-1.35, Lawrence Durrell to Mildred Meyer, TLs (1958) .............................................. 19 SC040-1996-108-1.36, Lawrence Durrell to Mildred Meyer, TLs (1958) .............................................. 19 SC040-1996-108-1.37, Lawrence Durrell to Mildred Meyer, TLs (1958) .............................................. 20 SC040-1996-108-1.38, Lawrence Durrell to Mildred Meyer, TLs (1958) .............................................. 20 SC040-1996-108-1.39, Lawrence Durrell to Mildred Meyer, Als (1958) ............................................... 20 SC040-1996-108-1.40, Lawrence Durrell to John Lehmann, TLs (1952) .............................................. 21 SC040-1996-108-1.41, Lawrence Durrell to Peter Russell, TLs (1963) ................................................. 21 SC040-1996-108-1.42, Lawrence Durrell to Peter Russell, Als (1963) .................................................. 22 SC040-1996-108-1.43, Lawrence Durrell to John Rolph, TPCs (1958) ................................................. 22 SC040-1996-108-1.44, Lawrence Durrell to John Rolph, TLs (1959) .................................................... 22 SC040-1996-108-1.45, Lawrence Durrell to T. J. Searle, TLs (1960) .................................................... 23 SC040-1996-108-1.46, Lawrence Durrell to "Mr. Jacob", TLs (1958) ................................................... 23 SC040-1996-108-1.47, Lawrence Durrell to Tschup Tschick, Als (1944) ............................................. 23 SC040-1996-108-1.48, Lawrence Durrell to F. Warren, APCs (1961) ................................................... 24 SC040-1996-108-1.49, Lawrence Durrell to "Madam", TLs .................................................................. 24 SC040-1996-108-1.50, Anne Ridler (Durrell's agent) to John Bayless, APCs (1942) ............................ 24 SC040-1996-108-2.1, Manuscript, Memoir of Dylan Thomas (1954) .................................................... 25 SC040-1996-108-2.2, Manuscript, TPC (1954) ....................................................................................... 25 SC040-1996-108-2.3, Manuscript, Balthazar, Faber and Faber (1958) .................................................. 25 SC040-1996-108-3.1, Artwork, Watercolour by Lawrence Durrell (pseud. "Oscar Epfs") (1964) ......... 26 SC040-1996-108-3.2, Artwork, Pen and ink sketch by Eve Miller of Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell and Alfred Perles (1959) ................................................................................................................................. 26 SC040-1996-108-4.1, Audio Media, Songs About Greece (1964) ......................................................... 27 SC040-2007-019, Dissertations (1970-2001) ............................................................................................. 27 SC040-2007-019-1.1, "Durrell's Heraldic Universe and the Alexandria Quartet: A Subaltern View" (2001) ............................................................................................................................................ 27 SC040-2007-019-1.1, "Durrell's Heraldic Universe and the Alexandria Quartet: A Subaltern View" (2001) ............................................................................................................................................ 28 SC040-2007-019-1.3, "The Pornographers and the Prophet: Henry Miller, Ana (1998) ........................ 28 SC040-2007-019-1.3, "The Pornographers and the Prophet: Henry Miller, Ana (1998) ........................ 29 University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives Page 3 Lawrence Durrell collection SC040-2007-019-1.5, "The
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