Allen, Walter Ernest, (1911-1995), novelist, literary critic, broadcaster

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Surname:	Allen
Forenames:	Walter Ernest
Gender:	Male
Date:	1911-1995
History:	Literary critic, journalist and author; expert on English authors of the nineteenth century.
Biography:	ODNB link for Allen, Walter Ernest (1911-1995) Novelist Literary Critic and Broadcaster
References:	Who Was Who; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275875 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P161363 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1948-1950: Robert Adams: 1949 tour to British Guiana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, lecturing on...	The National Archives, Kew	BW 83/8
2	1930s-1995: records incl literary manuscripts, personal corresp from literary friends and writers, L P Hartley, Robert Graves, J B Priestley, Rebecca West, carbon typescript of 'Blind Man's Ditch', copies of published articles, reviews and broadcasts, poetry, other writings, contracts	University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections	MS2	NRA 42276 Allen See Annual Return 2002, 2010
3	1934: letters (26) to Walter Brierley	Derbyshire Record Office		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
4	1960: corresp and statements rel to the trial of Lady Chatterley;s Lover	Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections	DM 1679	NRA 39438