Title: Ivy Compton-Burnett Papers, 1944-1968
Predominant Dates:1944-1968
ID: MS/MS/ms029
Primary Creator: Compton-Burnett, Ivy, 1892-1969.
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Date Acquired: 06/10/1968
Languages: English
Ivy Compton-Burnett (June 5, 1884 –August 27, 1969) was an English novelist. Born in Pinner, Middlesex, Compton-Burnett attended Addiscombe College, Hove, in 1898–1901, then boarded for two terms in 1901–2 at Howard College, Bedford, before embarking on a university degree in Classics.
Apart from Dolores (1911), Compton-Burnett's subject matter focused on domestic situations in large households of the late-Victorian upper classes. Manservant and Maidservant (1947) is often considered to be her best work. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1967.
Access Restrictions: Open
Use Restrictions:
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Acquisition Source: Purchase
Acquisition Method:
Accession number 926. Purchase from Bertram Ltd, June 10, 1968.
Accession number 977. Purchase from Bertram Ltd, August 28, 1968.
Accession number 1194. Purchase from Bertram Ltd, May 14, 1970.
Accession number 1195. Purchase from Bertram Ltd, May 15, 1970.
Accession number 1462. Purchase from Bertram Ltd, May 6, 1977.
Preferred Citation: Name of the Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections
