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The Gleaner magazine

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 15804

Scope and Content Note

The Gleaner magazine (1910-1918; 0.8 cubic feet) documents a partial print run of the UK amateur manuscript magazine. The collection contains sixteen issues, each handmade and one-of-a-kind, each containing a variety of literary essays, illustrations, and cartoons. Later issues include first-person accounts of World War I written by members of the military.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1918

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Historical Note

The Gleaner was a self-described "amateur manuscript magazine" edited by Winifred T. Godfrey of Kew Gardens, Surrey. There was only one copy produced of each issue, and the essays and illustrations came to Godfrey from writers and artists across the United Kingdom.

Source: Materials within collection; Small Library editorial.

Extent

0.8 Cubic Feet (2 document boxes)

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged in chronological order.

Provenance

Purchased, 2014, Associates Endowment Fund, 2013/2014.

Title
The Gleaner
Status
Completed
Author
Tanner Greene
Date
8 August 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States