R.C. Hutchinson, 1938 - 1940

File — Box: 59

Scope and Contents

Eight letters in the hand of British novelist R.C. Hutchinson, addressed to his friend and fellow writer Eric Gillett between September of 1938, shortly following the publication of Hutchinson’s novel Testament, and March 1940. The letters are filled with literary references, discussions of his own and others’ work, and anecdotes from his working life, including a dinner at the Ivy with J.B. Priestly before the opening of their play Last Train South. Hutchinson signed up for the Officers Emergency Reserve at the start of the Second World War, and the later letters have some discussion of his experience in the army, which he appears to have strongly disliked.

Dates

1938 - 1940

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Ray Coryton Hutchinson (1907-1975) was a British novelist, posthumously short-listed for the Booker prize in 1976.

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Latin

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: Italian

From the Collection: Welsh

From the Collection: Danish

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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Additional Description

Related Materials

See also a letter in Gillet's hand also in the Scheetz Collection. Please note that the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin holds a large collection of papers related to Hutchinson.