Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- [1980]-2006 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
3 boxes and c 75 books
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Peter Conradi worked as Iris Murdoch's authorised biographer and was co-executor of her estate. Conradi was a close friend of Murdoch and her husband, John Bayley, in the 1980s and 1990s. Conradi, a Professor of English, wrote his PhD on Murdoch's Platonism and edited her book of essays Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Literature and Philosophy, published in 2007. Conradi published his autobiography of Murdoch in 2001, titled Iris Murdoch: A life, which was chosen as 'Book of the Year' by critics including Margaret Drabble and P D James.
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Geschiedenis van het archief
GB 2108 KUAS17 [1980]-2006 collection 3 boxes and c 75 books Conradi , Peter , fl 1980s , writer
Peter Conradi worked as Iris Murdoch's authorised biographer and was co-executor of her estate. Conradi was a close friend of Murdoch and her husband, John Bayley, in the 1980s and 1990s. Conradi, a Professor of English, wrote his PhD on Murdoch's Platonism and edited her book of essays Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Literature and Philosophy, published in 2007. Conradi published his autobiography of Murdoch in 2001, titled Iris Murdoch: A life, which was chosen as 'Book of the Year' by critics including Margaret Drabble and P D James.
Acquired in 2006.
Papers of Peter Conradi, comprise research material on Iris Murdoch, books including works by Murdoch and foreign language copies of Peter Conradi's biography and books by and about Elias Canetti. Papers notably include correspondence to Conradi notably from Michael [Bayley] (believed to be John Bayley's brother), [2003-2005]; Dr Marjorie Boulton concerning matters including Conradi's biography, c 2001-2006 and from Harper Collins Publishers discussing the sales of Iris Murdoch: Saint and Artist, 2003-2004. Papers also contain research notes including a draft forward to Conradi's Iris Murdoch: Saint and Artist with notations, c 1985; notebooks used by Conradi to record information about Murdoch for his biography and newspaper cuttings regarding Murdoch, including obituaries, 1995-2004.
Arranged in eight series: Letters received by Peter Conradi; letters to Conradi regarding the Iris Murdoch archive at Kingston University; Frank Thompson 'Selected Poems'; Iris Murdoch's visit to Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University); Peter Conradi's research notes; press cuttings; manuscripts; videos and ILL book collection (Iris Murdoch London Library).
Open. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment.
Contact archive for information concerning reproduction at archives@kingston.ac.uk.
English
No additional finding aids currently exist.
KUAS6.
Please note books within this collection are catalogued and can be found on Kingston University library catalogue at www.kingston.ac.uk/library/.
Sources: Peter Conradi, Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) (Bernard Quaritch Ltd) and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online.
Entry compiled by Samantha Velumyl, AIM25 cataloguer.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
May 2008. Conradi , Peter , fl 1980s , writer Fiction Genealogy Literary forms and genres Literature Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author x Murdoch , Iris Prose Publishing Publishing industry Research Biographies Biography
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Acquired in 2006.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Papers of Peter Conradi, comprise research material on Iris Murdoch, books including works by Murdoch and foreign language copies of Peter Conradi's biography and books by and about Elias Canetti. Papers notably include correspondence to Conradi notably from Michael [Bayley] (believed to be John Bayley's brother), [2003-2005]; Dr Marjorie Boulton concerning matters including Conradi's biography, c 2001-2006 and from Harper Collins Publishers discussing the sales of Iris Murdoch: Saint and Artist, 2003-2004. Papers also contain research notes including a draft forward to Conradi's Iris Murdoch: Saint and Artist with notations, c 1985; notebooks used by Conradi to record information about Murdoch for his biography and newspaper cuttings regarding Murdoch, including obituaries, 1995-2004.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Arranged in eight series: Letters received by Peter Conradi; letters to Conradi regarding the Iris Murdoch archive at Kingston University; Frank Thompson 'Selected Poems'; Iris Murdoch's visit to Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University); Peter Conradi's research notes; press cuttings; manuscripts; videos and ILL book collection (Iris Murdoch London Library).
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Contact archive for information concerning reproduction at archives@kingston.ac.uk.
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
English
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
KUAS6.
Toegangen
No additional finding aids currently exist.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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Notitie Publicaties
Please note books within this collection are catalogued and can be found on Kingston University library catalogue at www.kingston.ac.uk/library/.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Please note books within this collection are catalogued and can be found on Kingston University library catalogue at www.kingston.ac.uk/library/.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels