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  <dc:title>Correspondence between Victor Maslin Yeates and Henry Williamson and related papers </dc:title>
  <dc:description>1 Papers by Victor Maslin Yeates: Original Manuscripts/Typescripts 
1/1 draft typescript of 'A Man in a Teashop' or 'Adjustment', unpublished novel by V M Yeates. The protagonist, Tom Cundall also appears in 'Winged Victory'; 
1/2 Papers relating to 'Winged Victory'including a manuscript cover for a play by Williamson and Yeates based on the novel 'Winged Victory' by V M Yeates; 2 manuscript pages of first draft of Henry Williamson's introduction to 'Winged Victory'
1/3 Papers relating to 'Family Life': 2 annotated draft typescripts of unpublished novel 'Family Life'
			
2 Correspondence
2/1 Original correspondence between Victor and Norah Yeates and Henry Williamson, discussing Victor Yeates' first draft of novel 'Adjustment', the writing of a new novel 'Winged Victory' which was published in June 1934 [mentioning about the process of writing and revision, deciding on a title, dealing with publishers] and novel 'Family Life'[discussing topics like contraception and abortion]. Also including references to HW's works 'The Pathway', 'Dandelion Days', 'Lone Swallows', 'Tarka', 'The Sun in the Sands', 'The Gold Falcon', 'Linhay on the Downs';
- Correspondence between Victor and Norah Yeates and Henry Williamson [Jan 1933-Dec 1934]
- Correspondence between Norah Yeates [Victor Yeates' wife] and Henry Williamson. [Nov 1934-1962]
A. Typescript bound copy of correspondence between Victor Yeates and Henry Williamson. Also including correspondence between Norah Yeates [Victor Yeates' wife] and Henry Williamson after Victor Yeates' death [1933-1937].
B-C. 2 carbon copies of A
2/2 Letters about Victor Maslin Yeates [1934-1965]: 3 letters, including one letter from John Heygate
		
3 Papers about Victor Maslin Yeates
3/1 Papers relating to article by HW about Victor Yeates 'V M Yeates, a personal tribute' by HW, published in John O'London's Weekly 26 Jan 1935 [including MS draft and published article]
3/2 Papers relating to HW's editing and promoting the literary works of V M Yeates including: TS Account with MS annotations by HW of his editing and promoting the literary works of V M Yeates before and after his death [also including references to his own literary works and James Farrar]; 1 letter to HW 1961; News cutting of article by Kenneth Allsop 'Wingless Victor Flies Again' from Daily Mail 21 Oct 1961; Correspondence between Norah Yeates and HW about V M Yeates' manuscripts 1961-1962; I letter from John Heygate, undated. 
				
4 CLOSED Anne Williamson's papers about Victor Maslin Yeates's papers
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  <dc:date>1933-1934</dc:date>
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