Typed and holograph manuscripts, sheet music, correspondence, clippings, financial statements, contracts and legal documents, appointment books, notes, magazines, and photographs document the life and work of Anthony Burgess from 1956 to 1997, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1970s through the 1980s, his most productive years. The papers are organized into four series: I. Works, 1956-1993, n.d. (71 boxes, 2 galley folders, 19 oversize boxes); II. Correspondence, 1968-1995, n.d. (15 boxes); III. Contracts and Royalty Statements, 1956-1997, n.d. (11 boxes); and IV. Subject Files, 1962-1997, n.d. (40 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder).
The earliest materials consist mainly of copies of contracts for Burgess's early novels, and a small number of photographs sent by friends and former acquaintances. The material dated after Burgess's death in 1993 is primarily correspondence to and from his wife, Liana, and a few newspaper clippings.
The bulk of the papers comprise manuscript materials found in the Works series. Most of these materials are fair copy typescripts or photocopies of various drafts of novels, articles, reviews, and musical works. While there are no manuscripts for Burgess's earliest works, including A Clockwork Orange, and very little for his Enderby books, several of his later works such as Earthly Powers, A Dead Man in Deptford, You've Had Your Time, Mozart and the Wolf Gang, and Kingdom of the Wicked are well represented.
Correspondence is found throughout the papers, but is concentrated in the Correspondence series. Letters in Series IV. Subject Files relate to specific topics. Correspondence in the Works series primarily documents the development of the particular piece to which it relates, as does correspondence in Series III. Contracts and Royalty Statements.
The majority of the Burgess material is in English, but there are large amounts of materials in foreign languages including Italian, French, Swedish, Polish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Malay.
| Anthony Burgess Papers Finding Aid | ||||||
| Title Page | Biographical Sketch |
Scope and Contents |
Series Descriptions |
Folder List | Index of Correspondents |
Index of Musical Works |
(Last modified:
8 June 2004
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