Ransome, Arthur - Biographical Material., 01/01/1929-12/31/1996

File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

Identifier: 68166

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains printed matter, mostly xerox copies, about Arthur Ransome and his works. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

01/01/1929-12/31/1996

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the following collected biographical material on Arthur Ransome: 1 xerox copy of "Book Collector 1929: Arthur Ransome" by Anthony Rota, which includes Ransome's 1967 obituary from the "New York Times" and Rota's essay "Some Uncollected Authors" accompanied by a check list of first editions of books by Arthur Ransome. 1 xerox copy of an essay "The Library Association Carnegie Medal and Mr. Arthur Ransome" found in "The Library Association Record" issue from May 1937. 1 xerox copy of Arthur Ransome's sketch in "Who's Who Among Living Authors of Older Nations" from 1966. 1 TMs drawn from the "London Times" of July 13, 1967 (p. 12C) recapping the memorial service for Ransome. 1 TMs drawn from the October 9, 1967 (p. 3) "London Times" listing the death of Ransome. 1 xerox copy of a brief obituary of Ransome in "Publisher's Weekly." 1 xerox copy of a biographical sketch of Arthur Ransome in editor Brian Doyle's "The Who's Who of Children's Literature" (1968). 1 TMs drawn from a "London Times" article of 2/3/1971 with references to Wild Cat Island and Peel Island. 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from "Revelations from the Russian Archives: Documents in English Translation" (Library of Congress: Washington, 1997, p. 598-600) documenting that Arthur Ransome and his wife Evgenia Shelepina were involved in smuggling diamonds abroad to support foreign Communist parties.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

RANSOME, ARTHUR - BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL: Manuscript

RANSOME, ARTHUR - OBITUARIES (1967): Xerox

ROTA, ANTHONY - ESSAY REGARDING RANSOME, ARTHUR: Xerox

CARNEGIE MEDAL - REFERENCE (1937): Xerox

"LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RECORD" - CONTAINS ESSAY RE- RANSOME, ARTHUR 1937: Xerox

RANSOME, ARTHUR - BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL: Xerox

"WHO'S WHO" - AUTHORS - REFERENCE REGARDING RANSOME, ARTHUR (1966): Xerox

"LONDON TIMES" - OBITUARY OF RANSOME, ARTHUR (1967): Other Types

"NEW YORK TIMES" - OBITUARY OF RANSOME, ARTHUR (1967): Xerox

"PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY" - OBITUARY OF RANSOME, ARTHUR: Xerox

"WHO'S WHO OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE" - REF. TO RANSOME, ARTHUR (1968): Xerox

WILD CAT ISLAND - REFERENCE TO TRUE IDENTITY (1971): Other Types

PEEL ISLAND - REFERENCE (1971): Other Types

RANSOME, ARTHUR - CONNECTION W/ COMMUNIST PARTY - REFERENCE (1919-22): Xerox

COMMUNIST PARTY - CONNECTION W/ RANSOME, ARTHUR - REFERENCE (1919-22): Xerox

RUSSIA - CONNECTION OF RANSOME, ARTHUR TO COMMUNIST PARTY - REF. 1919: Xerox

SHELEPINA, EVGENIA - CONNECTION TO COMMUNIST PARTY - REF. (1919-22): Xerox

COMMUNIST PARTY - CONNECTION W/ SHELEPINA, EVGENIA - REF. (1919-22): Xerox

RUSSIA - CONNECTION OF SHELEPINA, E. TO COMMUNIST PARTY - REF. (1919): Xerox

DIAMONDS - SMUGGLING - INVOLVEMENT OF RANSOME, ARTHUR - REF. (1919-22): Xerox

DIAMONDS - SMUGGLING - INVOLVEMENT OF SHELEPINA, EVGENIA - REF. (1919): Xerox

COMINTERN - RANSOME, ARTHUR AT SECOND CONGRESS - REFERENCE (1919-22?): Xerox

RANSOME, ARTHUR - AT SECOND CONGRESS OF COMINTERN - REF. (1919-22): Xerox

SHELEPINA, EVGENIA - SEE ALSO: RANSOME, EVGENIA: Manuscript

RANSOME, EVGENIA - SEE ALSO: SHELEPINA, EVGENIA: Manuscript