G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXC A-C. General correspondence of Dorothy Collins; 1925-1988, n.d. Partly Spanish and Polish. Mostly letters to Dorothy Collins, including condolences on the death of Frances Chesterton, partly signed, with some typewritten or autograph copies of her replies, and some printed enclosures. For letters relating to literary, social and domestic matters when she was secretary to G. K. and Frances Chesterton, see Add. 73235-73241; for correspondence with Maurice Baring, Hilaire Belloc, E. C. Bentley, Émile, Tita and Elizabeth Cammaerts, G. G. Coulton, Walter de la Mare, J. L. Garvin, Eric Gill, Christopher Hollis, Ronald Knox, E. V. Lucas, Vincent McNabb, John O'Connor, and Frederick Salter, see Add. 73189-73192, 73194-73197, passim; for correspondence relating to royalties on publications, reprints and translations, etc., of Chesterton's works, see Add. 73203-73227, 73231-73232 A, B, 73234, passim; for correspondence relating to Top Meadow and the disposal of its fittings and furniture see Add. 73376.Three parts. Not fully indexed.

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Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Correspondence and papers of Dorothy Edith Collins: 1913-1988: Partly autograph, partly typewritten or typewritten copies.

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G K Chesterton PapersAdd MS 73186-73484

A. Special Correspondence.Add MS 73186-73199

B. Correspondence Regarding Publications, Royalties, etc.Add MS 73200-73234

C. General Correspondence. 73235-73241. G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. L-LVI. Miscellaneous correspondence of various persons with G. K. Chesterton; [1892]-1962, n.d. Partly signed, partly typewritten copies, partly printed. Unless otherwise stated, the letters are written to Chesterton, and are mostly of a social nature, requests for meetings and interviews, letters reacting to books and articles by Chesterton. They include social and business correspondence addressed to Frances Chesterton or to Dorothy Collins and later letters which enclosed letters to or from Chesterton. For letters on Chesterton's reception into the Roman Catholic Church see Add. 73187. For correspondence on his publications, including requests for contributions to periodicals, royalties and requests for publishing rights, etc., see Add. 73200-73234. For other correspondence of Frances Chesterton and other members of the Chesterton and Blogg families see Add. 73193, 73454-73456, for other correspondence of Dorothy Collins see Add. 73471-73475. Seven volumes.Add MS 73235-73241

D. Literary Papers.Add MS 73242-73309

E. Illustrations and Drawings by Chesterton for Published Works.Add MS 73310-73313

F. Notebooks, Sketchbooks and Memorabilia.Add MS 73314-73376

G. Newspaper Cuttings and Other Printed Material.Add MS 73377-73453

H. Correspondence and Papers of Frances Chesterton.Add MS 73454-73470

I. Papers of Dorothy Collins and OthersAdd MS 73471-73484

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCLXXXVI-CCLXXXIX. Special correspondence of Dorothy Edith Collins (b.1895, d.1988); 1930-1973, n.d.Add MS 73471-73474

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXC A-C. General correspondence of Dorothy Collins; 1925-1988, n.d. Partly Spanish and Polish. Mostly letters to Dorothy Collins, including condolences on the death of Frances Chesterton, partly signed, with some typewritten or autograph copies of her replies, and some printed enclosures. For letters relating to literary, social and domestic matters when she was secretary to G. K. and Frances Chesterton, see Add. 73235-73241; for correspondence with Maurice Baring, Hilaire Belloc, E. C. Bentley, Émile, Tita and Elizabeth Cammaerts, G. G. Coulton, Walter de la Mare, J. L. Garvin, Eric Gill, Christopher Hollis, Ronald Knox, E. V. Lucas, Vincent McNabb, John O'Connor, and Frederick Salter, see Add. 73189-73192, 73194-73197, passim; for correspondence relating to royalties on publications, reprints and translations, etc., of Chesterton's works, see Add. 73203-73227, 73231-73232 A, B, 73234, passim; for correspondence relating to Top Meadow and the disposal of its fittings and furniture see Add. 73376. Three parts. Not fully indexed.Add MS 73475 A-C

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCI (ff. 27). Notebook and loose sheets of ... Add MS 73476

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCII (ff. 175). Texts of articles written, ... Add MS 73477

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCIII A-D. Notes and financial accounts by Dorothy Collins of her visits to Poland, Rome, North America and other parts of Europe with Chesterton; 1927-1936. Partly typewritten, partly autograph. See also Add. 73373, 73374, 73471. Four parts.Add MS 73478 A-D

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCIV (ff. 127). Bibliographical notes and l ... Add MS 73479

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCV A-C. Papers relating to Hilaire Belloc, Arthur Kenneth Chesterton and Cyril Clemens; 1921-1974, n.d. Three partsAdd MS 73480 A-C

73481 A-D. G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCVI A-D. Correspondence, working notes and typewritten copies of Chesterton's correspondence, poems, articles, etc., assembled by Maisie Ward, when writing her Gilbert Keith Chesterton (New York, 1943, and London, 1944) and Return to Chesterton (1952), with galley proofs of the American edition of the latter work; 1921-1952. Partly typewritten copies. For correspondence concerning these works with Dorothy Collins see Add. 73472, and from F. G. Salter see Add. 73197. Most of the copies of letters, articles and poems are taken from originals in other parts of the archive, and most were printed in one of Ward's biographies. Some letters, poems, etc., sent to Maisie Ward, which were neither used for the biographies nor included in other papers in the archive, are indicated in the following descriptions. Four parts. Not fully indexed.Add MS 73481 A-C

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCVI D (ff. 14). Photographs of some of the ... Add MS 73481 D

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCVII A-C. Correspondence concerning the launching of and donations to the G. K. Chesterton Memorial Fund and other appeals abroad; 1936-1939, n.d. Initially the correspondence is between Frances Chesterton and the signatories of the appeal letter, and donations are generally addressed to Charles William Smith, parish priest of Beaconsfield. For correspondence with Maurice Baring, Hilaire Belloc, Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, E. V. Lucas and George Bernard Shaw on the appeal see the special correspondence with these persons at Add. 73189, 73190, 73195, 73198. Three parts. Not fully indexed.Add MS 73482 A-C

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCVIII (ff. 192). Correspondence concerning ... Add MS 73483

G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CCXCIX (ff. 274). Miscellaneous papers and co ... Add MS 73484