Identity area
Reference code
GASK
Title
Papers of J. P. W. Gaskell
Date(s)
- 1959-1997 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
10 boxes, 1 vol.
Context area
Name of creator
(1926-2001)
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of J. P. W. Gaskell, Oct. 1984, with an accrual in Sept. 1986: 'Secret Lives' and associated correspondence, and another after his death of the catalogue of his Library sold to Keio University, with accompanying photographs. A folder of material relating to the Gaskell and Inshaw exhibition was found on the shelves with no provenance information in 2020 and was added to series D in 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers relate mostly to his writings, notably A New Introduction to Bibliography and From Writer to Reader, though his shorter writings and bibliography are also represented, as are his photographs, including those exhibited in the Wren Library as part of the "Figures" exhibition with David Inshaw.