Mary Webb Collection, 1920-1990
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Collection Overview
Title: |
Mary Webb Collection, 1920-1990![]() |
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ID: | 01/ AR0841 |
Primary Creator: | Webb, Mary (1881-1927) |
Extent: | 2.0 Boxes |
Arrangement: | Collection is arranged in two series: correspondence; photographs, sketch, and manuscript. |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Mary Webb Collection is held in the Rare Books department of the Willis Library at UNT. Most of the items in the Mary Webb Collection were gathered by Gustine Courson Weaver, who was a collector throughout her life. (Her collection of children's books forms the core of the Weaver Collection in the Rare Books Department.) After becoming acquainted with Mary Webb's work, Mrs. Weaver proceeded to purchase a number of Webb's publications as well as books about related subjects such as the town of Shrewsbury and the Rossetti family. Hilda Addison, one of Mary Webb's biographers, sent Mrs. Weaver a number of mementos, including an unpublished snap shot of Webb's gravesite. Mrs. Weaver herself traveled to Shropshire and collected additional items that are now part of the Mary Webb Collection.Collection Historical Note
Biographical Note
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Administrative Information
Repository: | University of North Texas Special Collections |
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Accruals: | This collection was transferred to Special Collections from the former Rare Book department. The former collection number was RB02. |
Acquisition Source: | Gift of Gustine Courson Weaver |
Related Materials: |
The Rare Books library contains editions of Mary Webb's work, literary criticism, reviews and biographies of Mary Webb. The collection also contains works related to the town of Shropshire, Mary Webb's place of birth and her favorite place to live and write. The influence of Christina Rossetti's work is evident in Mary Webb's poems. In fact, Mary Webb wrote a poem entitled "Christina Rossetti". The Rare Books library holds several volumes of work by and about Christina Rossetti. An inventory of these related materials is available on the Rare Books website. For more information please see http://www.library.unt.edu/rarebooks. |
Preferred Citation: | Mary Webb Collection, University of North Texas Special Collections |
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