Lance Sieveking (1896-1972)
Miscellaneous uncataloged materials
Includes materials by and about Sieveking, plus memorabilia.
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Box 2, no. 7
BOX 1:
Non-fiction by Sieveking
1. "In defense of sentiment," in The cocoon, May 1920, no. 2, p. 65.
2. "A
ballroom laden with nonsense," in The granta, June 9, 1920, p. 394.
3. "The coming of the air man," an excerpt from
Airways, April 1926.
4. "A long lane," in The gazette, April 10, 1926, vol. 8, no. 5, p. 55.
5. "The
fourteenth of July, 1930," in Television, August 1930, vol. 3, no. 5, p. 252.
6. "Concerning this crisis," The
graphic, September 26, 1931. A clipping.
7. "Weekend competitions," in The week-end review, January 9, 1932, vol. 5,
no. 96. A clipping.
8. "House hunting : a blood sport," an excerpt from The graphic, January 30, 1932.
9. "Grundy
moves with the times," an excerpt from The graphic, April 2, 1932.
10. "Weekend competitions," an excerpt from The
week-end review, June 11, 1932.
11. "Silver wedding for television," an excerpt from Illustrated, January 27, 1951.
12. "Why am I a liberal?" an excerpt from New outlook, October 1962, no. 12.
13. John Betjeman and Dorset.
(Dorset monographs ; no. 1) Published by the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1963, 7 p.
14. "Here lied the Riviera," in Lilliput, September 1947, vol. 21, no. 3, issue no. 123, p. 203.
15. "Hastings revisited : a personal impression," in Coming events in Britain, May 1959, p. 26.
16. "An afternoon in Cambridge," in Coming events in Britain, September 1960, p. 11.
17. "Orford in Suffolk," in Coming events in Britain, July 1963, p. 34.
Biographical Sketches
18. "Mr. Tame Lion," in The listener, January 3, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1449, p. 24.
19. "Paul Nash as artist and friend," in The listener, January 10, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1450, p. 56.
20. "The vitality and kindliness of H.G. Wells," in The listener, January 17, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1451, p. 103.
21. "Remembering Gerard Manley Hopkins," in The listener, January 24, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1452, p. 151.
22. "Hugh Kingsmill and John Holms," in The listener, January 31, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1453, p. 187.
23. "Sir Edward Marsh : a man of three worlds," in The listener, February 7, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1454, p. 224.
24. "C.K. Ogden : inventor of basic English," in The listener, July 4, 1957, vol. LVII, no. 1475, p. 20.
25. "The girl who vanished," an excerpt from Radio times, November 9, 1951.
26. "A woman in search of her youth," in Radio times, May 7, 1954, vol. 123, no. 159, p. 6.
27. Calling card of Captain Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking of London.
28. Wedding announcement for Sieveking and April Constance Corana Quilter.
29. Picture from a book or magazine of Sieveking as a young man.
30. Application for membership in First Edition Club.
31. BBC grounds pass bearing Sieveking's name.
32. Map of BBC premises.
33. BBC 1 page radio lead for A tomb with a view.
34. 2 programs for Red Army Day, 1943, "produced by Capt. Lance Sieveking."
35. Ad for film The third clue, screenplay by Sieveking and Frank Atkinson, with Sieveking's ms. annotation "Not a word of what I wrote was in this ghastly film-and I wasn't paid either except for an initial ?50."
36. "Topical talks," by Sieveking from BBC handbook. A galley proof.
37. "The first men in the moon," by Sieveking. A galley proof concerning Sieveking's method of adapting H.G. Wells's The first men in the moon for radio.
38. "The ginger king," by A.E.W. Mason. A galley proof. Association with Sieveking uncertain.
39. "Notes on technique of playwriting for wireless broadcast" and "Wireless drama," by R.E. Jeffrey, dramatic producer, BBC.
40. "Mr. E.J. King Bull's comments on 'Vision and sound,' survey by Archie Campbell, and 'Vision and sound' by Archie Campbell."
41. "Sample synopsis : 'The real thing' by Henry James" and "Some notes on radio drama" by L. De G.S.
42. "Short stories and novels which have been suggested for dramatization but which have been turned down."
43. Advance copy of Mr. J.C.W. Reith's speech for BBC dinner, December 16, 1926.
44. BBC dinner of 16 Dec. 1926. Guest list, weather forecast and new bulletin broadcast.
45. BBC outstanding dates and index. Includes BBC announcement "Lance Sieveking joins Bristol BBC."
46. "World of sound : shot list and commentary script."
47. BBC Broadcasting House report of a move from Mr. Munro to Productions Department. March 1932.
48. BBC West Regional Programme Activity from June 1939 to September 1941. Signed Felix Felton and dated 16 Aug 1941.
Box 2
1. "Les impressions d'un fresheur," in The granta, November 28, 1919, vol. 29, no. 634, p. 105. A poem.
2. "The unexmastatious word vamp," in The granta, December 3, 1919, p. 126. A poem.
3. "The dome and the crane," in The English review, May 1924, p. 657.
4. "The dome and the crane," in The English review, May 1924. A galley proof.
5. "The bookhawker," an excerpt from Ellery Queen mystery magazine. Retitled in ms. and marked as if for reprinting.
6. "The lost omnibus," an excerpt from New chronicle, January 6, 1934, p. 9.
7. "The oculist and the pessimist," in Fact and fiction : a magazine of new short stories, March 1935, nol. 1, no. 5, p. 27.
8. "Charm against fright," Young Elizabethan, October 1955, p. 12. A poem and a clipping.
9. "Great events," January 15, 1920, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 10. A poem.
10. "Cross beams and many lights," February 7, 1920, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 187.
"After," p. 200. A poem.
11. "Cross beams and many lights : the fall of the ? in Cambridge and other matters," February 14, 1920, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 206.
"June in certain places," p. 242. A poem.
12. "Cross beams and many lights," February 21, 1920, vol. 4, no. 5, p. 230.
"The bus driver and the billiards," p. 242. Prose fiction.
"The abolition of superstition," p. 247. A poem.
13. "Cross beams and many lights," February 28, 1920, vol. 4, no. 6, p. 255.
"Port song," p. 263. A poem.
14. "Cross beams and many lights," March 6, 1920, vol. 4, no. 7, p. 274.
"Let me say this to you," p. 279.
"Through the looking glass war : the prisoner's point of view, I. Bombed by Englanders," p. 290. Prose fiction.
15. "Cross beams and many lights," March 13, 1920, vol. 4, no. 8, p. 299.
"Through the looking glass war : the prisoner's point of view, II. Weiss Wein," p. 304. Prose fiction.
16. "Cross beams and many lights," May 1, 1920, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 347.
17. "Cross philosophy and many wisdoms," May 22, 1920, vol. 5, no. 5, p. 415.
"The ring of the broken virgin," p. 420. Prose fiction.
18. "Gertrude Stein kept him guessing," a review of Sieveking's The eye of the beholder by Edith Shackleton, in The lady, June 22, 1957, p. 840.
19. "Lance Sieveking," by Ronald Blythe, in The lady, June 22, 1957, p. 841.
20. "An epoch in television," in Television, July 1930, vol. 3, no. 29, p. 195.
21. "British novelist and radio expert lauds virtues of life in Suffolk," by Olga Hughes, Sports weekly, December 17, 1938. A clipping.
21A. Discussions of "The man with a flower in his mouth" as the first television play.
Promotional materials relating to the novels of Sieveking
22. Post card ad announcing publication of The woman she was.
23. Post card ad announcing publication of Silence in heaven.
24. Post card ad announcing publication of Smite and spare not.
25. Post card ad announcing publication of The eye of the beholder.
26. Post card ad announcing publication of The perfect witch.
27. Hand bill announcing publication of The ultimate island.
28. 2 publishers' hand bills announcing publication of Stampede, written by Sieveking and illustrated by G.K. Chesterton.
29. Publisher's ad for A tomb with a view taken from book or magazine.
30. Publisher's ad for The ultimate island and Stampede taken from book or magazine.
31. Publisher's ad and order form for Beyond this point by Sieveking and Francis Bruguiere.
32. 2 dust jackets for Smite and spare not, designed by Paul Nash.
33. Dust jacket for Silence in heaven, designed by Paul Nash.
34. 10 assorted photographs and 4 proofs used by Sieveking and Natalie Sieveking in the collage design for the jacket of The woman she was.
35. 3 variations of the dust jacket for The woman she was, designed by Sieveking and Natalie Sieveking.
Materials relating to plays adapted by Sieveking
36. Theatre program for A room with a view from the Arts Theatre, Cambridge.
37. Theatre program for A room with a view from the Nottingham Playhouse.
38. Theatre program for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
39. Theatre program for Howards End from the Arts Theatre, Cambridge.
40. Theater program for Howards End from the Theatre Royal, Brighton.
41. Broadside for Howards End at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 76.4 x 50.6 cm.