Identity area
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- 1929-1975 (Creation)
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12 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born, 1901; daughter of Oliver Strachey and his first wife Ruby Mayer, and niece of the critic and biographer Lytton Strachey; a writer, but published few books during her lifetime; wrote sketches and stories for New Writing, the New Statesman and the New Yorker; married firstly Stephen Tomlin (d 1937) and secondly the artist (Sir) Lawrence Gowing (Slade Professor of Fine Art at University College London, 1975-1985; d 1991), 1952; divorced, 1967; died, 1979. Publications: Cheerful weather for the wedding (1932); The man on the pier (1951).
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GB 0103 STRACHEY 1929-1975 Collection (fonds) 12 boxes Strachey , Julia Frances , 1901-1979 , writer
Born, 1901; daughter of Oliver Strachey and his first wife Ruby Mayer, and niece of the critic and biographer Lytton Strachey; a writer, but published few books during her lifetime; wrote sketches and stories for New Writing, the New Statesman and the New Yorker; married firstly Stephen Tomlin (d 1937) and secondly the artist (Sir) Lawrence Gowing (Slade Professor of Fine Art at University College London, 1975-1985; d 1991), 1952; divorced, 1967; died, 1979. Publications: Cheerful weather for the wedding (1932); The man on the pier (1951).
The papers were presented to University College London by Professor Sir Lawrence Gowing in three accessions, one in 1983 and two in 1985.
Papers and correspondence, 1929-1975 and undated, of Julia Frances Strachey, including diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts, 1929-1975 and undated; letters to Julia, 1924-1956 and undated, the writers including Dora Carrington; letters to Stephen Tomlin and Julia, 1923-1930 and undated, the writers including Lytton Strachey; correspondence between Stephen Tomlin and Julia, 1930-1931; correspondence between Julia and Lawrence Gowing, 1939-1971 and undated, and other letters to Julia, 1952-1967 and undated; personalia, including a copy of a divorce certificate, 1967, a will, 1971, a business diary, 1971, an appointment diary, 1974, passports, and an undated address book; postcards and photographs, largely undated, mainly miscellaneous works of art but also including Lytton and Oliver Strachey, Dora Carrington, and Stephen Tomlin; a scrapbook, 1932-1971, mainly comprising press cuttings including reviews of Strachey's novels, with a few miscellaneous letters inserted.
The papers are divided into sections comprising correspondence (Ref: A-E) and personalia and photographs (Ref: F-H).
Open. Personal correspondence between Gowing and Julia Strachey is closed for 50 years from the date of the last letter, subject to review.
Permission for publication should be sought from the literary executor. Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English
Some papers are in a fragile condition.
Online catalogue available.
The papers were extensively used for Julia: A Portrait of Julia Strachey, by herself and Frances Partridge (Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1983).
Sources: Julia: A Portrait of Julia Strachey, by herself and Frances Partridge (Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1983); Who's Who entry for Sir Lawrence Gowing; British Library OPAC. Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. 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 2001; updated July 2018 Artists Arts Authors Book reviews Carrington , Dora de Houghton , 1893-1932 , painter Communication personnel Diaries Documents Gowing , Sir , Lawrence Burnett , 1918-1991 , Knight , painter and writer Information sources Journalists Literary criticism Literary forms and genres Literature Newspaper press Nonfiction Novels Painters Partridge , Frances Catherine , b 1900 , writer and literary journalist Photographs Press Press cuttings Primary documents Prose Sculptors Strachey , Giles Lytton , 1880-1932 , critic and biographer x Strachey , Lytton Strachey , Julia Frances , 1901-1979 , writer Tomlin , Stephen , d 1937 , sculptor Visual materials Women authors Women journalists Works of art Writers Personnel People by occupation People Movable cultural property Cultural property Cultural heritage
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were presented to University College London by Professor Sir Lawrence Gowing in three accessions, one in 1983 and two in 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers and correspondence, 1929-1975 and undated, of Julia Frances Strachey, including diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts, 1929-1975 and undated; letters to Julia, 1924-1956 and undated, the writers including Dora Carrington; letters to Stephen Tomlin and Julia, 1923-1930 and undated, the writers including Lytton Strachey; correspondence between Stephen Tomlin and Julia, 1930-1931; correspondence between Julia and Lawrence Gowing, 1939-1971 and undated, and other letters to Julia, 1952-1967 and undated; personalia, including a copy of a divorce certificate, 1967, a will, 1971, a business diary, 1971, an appointment diary, 1974, passports, and an undated address book; postcards and photographs, largely undated, mainly miscellaneous works of art but also including Lytton and Oliver Strachey, Dora Carrington, and Stephen Tomlin; a scrapbook, 1932-1971, mainly comprising press cuttings including reviews of Strachey's novels, with a few miscellaneous letters inserted.
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System of arrangement
The papers are divided into sections comprising correspondence (Ref: A-E) and personalia and photographs (Ref: F-H).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Personal correspondence between Gowing and Julia Strachey is closed for 50 years from the date of the last letter, subject to review.
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission for publication should be sought from the literary executor. Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
Online catalogue available.
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- Artists
- Arts
- Authors
- Literature » Literary criticism » Book reviews
- Communication personnel
- Documents
- Information sources
- Communication personnel » Journalists
- Literature » Literary criticism
- Literary forms and genres
- Literature
- Press » Newspaper press
- Literary forms and genres » Prose » Novels
- Artists » Painters
- Visual materials » Photographs
- Press
- Press » Newspaper press » Press cuttings
- Documents » Primary documents
- Literary forms and genres » Prose
- Artists » Sculptors
- Visual materials
- Authors » Women authors
- Communication personnel » Journalists » Women journalists
- Arts » Works of art
- Authors » Writers
- Personnel
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property » Movable cultural property
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property
- Cultural heritage
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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.
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Language(s)
- English