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Bell, Julian Heward, 1908 - 1937 (poet and essayist)

 Person

Dates and places

1908-1937 KCC 1927

Legal status / Nationality

British

Sphere of activity

Poet, Essayist

Admin / Family structure

Son of Clive Bell and Vanessa Bell (nee Stephen)

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Bell: The Papers of Julian Heward Bell

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises essays, reviews, poetry, plays and correspondence written by Julian Bell, as well as secondary material; that is, correspondence, printed obituaries and news cuttings assembled since Julian Bell's death by Quentin Bell.

Dates: 1922 - 1997
 File

'Bloomsbury Group' members, 1910 - 1929

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/5/218-22
Scope and Contents

Modern reprints of photographs of members of the 'Bloomsbury Group', including Duncan Grant, Clive Bell, J. M. Keynes, G. Lytton Strachey, Vanessa, Julian and Quentin Bell, and Angelica Garnett. Some of the photographs were taken by Vanessa Bell, and several appear in 'Vanessa Bell's Family Album' (J. V. Norman and Hobhouse Ltd: London, 1981). Dimensions: 21.5 x 16.3 cm. Sleeves 117-21.

Dates: 1910 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 File

Correspondence between Angelica Garnett and Julian Bell, 1927 - 1937

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG/1/29
Scope and Contents

33 autograph letters, signed, from Angelica Garnett
11 autograph letters, signed, from Julian Bell.
This file also includes a sketch by Angelica Garnett of a girl holding back a stage curtain for a programme of dramatic entertainment, 'A quiet day in Whistler Studios'. [1930s]

Dates: 1927 - 1937
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
 File

Correspondence between J.M. Keynes and Julian Bell, 1930 - 1934

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JMK/PP/45/26
Scope and Contents 1 autograph letter, signed, to J.M. Keynes. [1931 or 1934]. (Date supplied by reference to failed Fellowship dissertation.)1 carbon typed letter, signed, from J.M. Keynes, enclosing carbon typescript testimonial for Julian Bell, 8 Mar. 1934.This file also contains: 1 autograph letter, signed, from E. Blunden to J.M. Keynes, 1930; 'Chaffinches' by Julian Bell, published as 'Songs for sixpence', no. 2 (Heffer; Cambridge, 1929), with an engraving on cover by Raymond McGrath; and a...
Dates: 1930 - 1934
 Item

Letter from Julian Bell to Lydia Lopokova Keynes, 1934

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/LLK/5/27
Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter, signed.

Dates: 1934
 File

Letter from Julian Bell to Margery Fry, 1936-02-18

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/2/19A
Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter, signed.

Dates: 1936-02-18
 File

Letter from Julian Bell to Vanessa Bell, 1937-06-16

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/55/3/19
Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter signed, with envelope. The letter may never have been sent and returned to his family after his death.

Dates: 1937-06-16
 File

Letter from Julian Heward Bell to GHWR, 1934-12-10

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/3/36A
Scope and Contents

1 typed letter signed.

Dates: 1934-12-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 Sub-Fonds

Letters between Julian Bell and Sir Edward Wilder ('Eddie') Playfair, 1928 - 1938

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/2/38A
Scope and Contents The files also contain related correspondence.Each sheet has been labelled in pencil with the initials of the writer, followed by the year in which the letter was written, followed by a folio-number running throughout that year. Any dates added by the Archivist to the letters have also been added in pencil, initialled, and dated 'Oct. 80'. All other markings on the envelopes and letters were made previous to the letters' arrival at King's, presumably by Playfair and Quentin Bell. The...
Dates: 1928 - 1938
 Sub-Series

Letters from Julian Bell to Clive, Quentin and Vanessa Bell, 1916 - 1937

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/55
Scope and Contents

2 autograph letters signed to Clive Bell. [May or Jun. 1930] and 16 Feb. [1931].
3 autograph letters signed to Quentin Bell. [1928] and 1937.
c. 300 autograph letters signed to Vanessa Bell with c. 79 envelopes. 1916-37.

Dates: 1916 - 1937
 File

Letters from Julian Bell to Frances Partridge, 1934-05-29 - 1936-10-03

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/6/1/13
Scope and Contents

4 autograph letters signed and 2 typed letters signed. The file includes 4 Chinese brush and watercolour paintings.

Dates: 1934-05-29 - 1936-10-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Certain letters are closed under the terms of the Data Protection Act (1998) because they contain sensitive information about living individuals. Researchers may apply in writing to the Archivist to see the closed material, stating the intended use and precise nature of the information requested. The Archivist and Frances Partridge's Literary Executor will then consider whether non-sensitive parts of the letter may be made available, and they will consult the author if necessary. Please be aware that this decision may take several weeks and may incur photocopying charges. A statement to this effect is given with each closed file.
 File

Letters from Julian Bell to Harold Barger, 1928 - 1936

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/2/3A
Scope and Contents

14 autograph letters, signed, addressed to 'Seacoal'. 1 letter has been torn and the bottom of the page is missing; a photocopy of the complete letter is kept with the original.

Dates: 1928 - 1936
 File

Letters from Julian Bell to Helen Soutar, 1930 - 1931

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/X/3/1
Scope and Contents

88 autograph letters, signed.

Dates: 1930 - 1931
 File

Letters from Julian Heward Bell to JTS, 1930-06-25 - 1931

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JTS/2/15
Scope and Contents

2 autograph letters signed.

Dates: 1930-06-25 - 1931
 File

Letters from various authors to Lyn [Irvine] Newman and Max Newman, 1929 - 1966

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/BLM/6
Scope and Contents The file comprises photocopies of the following letters:- 3 autograph letters signed from Julian Bell to LN, undated;- 5 typed letters signed from John Maynard Keynes to LN, 10 May - 21 July 1941;- 1 typed letter signed from John Maynard Keynes to MN, 8 Aug. 1941;- 1 autograph letter signed and 4 autograph postcards signed from Lydia Lopokova Keynes to LN, 23 Feb. 1935 - Aug. 1966;- 4 autograph letters signed and 10 autograph postcards signed from Clive Bell to LN, 1 Aug....
Dates: 1929 - 1966
 Item

Memories of Julian Bell, 1937-07

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/3/1/3
Scope and Contents

Notebook, mostly blank.

Dates: 1937-07
 File

'On Mallarmé', 1935

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/6/7
Scope and Contents

A printed poem by Julian Bell, decorated in paint by Angelica Garnett (née Bell), inscribed on the back to GHWR from Julian Bell and Angelica Garnett.

Dates: 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
 Item

Sketch book, 1919

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/REF/4/8/10
Scope and Contents

Pencil drawings of Vanessa, Julian and Quentin Bell, French peasants.

Dates: 1919