Catalogue description The Richards Collection

This record is held by Cambridge University: Magdalene College Old Library

Details of IAR
Reference: IAR
Title: The Richards Collection
Description:

The personal collection of papers, correspondence, diaries, notebooks and photographs of IA Richards and his wife Dorothea Richards. The collection also includes a group of scrolls, wall hangings and paintings acquired during their time in China. The collection comprises chiefly of IA Richards' papers and correspondence; a smaller group of materials from Dorothea Richards makes up the collection. Of the diaries, Dorothea Richards' pocket diaries contain the most material, with the other diaries containing short reminders of appointments.
Date: 1893-1986
Held by: Cambridge University: Magdalene College Old Library, not available at The National Archives
Legal status: Unknown
Creator:

Richards, Ivor Armstrong (1893-1979) Literary Critic and Theorist

Richards, Dorothea (1894-1986) Journalist and Mountaineer
Physical description: 60 Boxes; 186 diaries; 45 Notebooks; 11 film and audio reels; 1 box of negatives; 3 boxes of slides
Access conditions:

Upon applying to consult the material, the holding institution will contact the executor of the collection for permission.
Immediate source of acquisition:

Bequeathed by Dorothea Richards, 1986
Accruals:

Not accruing
Unpublished finding aids:

A Full catalogue is available in the reading room or by contacting the holding institution.

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