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