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Cage 9
Thomas Balston
Papers of the Sitwells, 1924-1960

Purchased, 1971, from Dawsons of Pall Mall, London. Included were 44 presentation copies of the Sitwells' books, as well as Balston's Sitwelliana, 1915-1927. The papers were processed in November of 1971 by Terry Abraham.

Described in Dawsons' sale catalog.

Partner in Gerald Duckworth & Co., the Sitwells' publisher. Letters received from Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell regarding their own publications as well as comments on the literary and social life around them. Included are holograph manuscripts of poems and other works, especially a 140 p. holograph notebook of Edith Sitwell.

Additional Sitwell manuscript holdings at Washington State University Libraries are included in:

Cage 165 Siegfried Sassoon Papers of the Sitwells, 1918-1957. Contains letters, clippings, postcards and pamphlets from the Sitwells.
Cage 531 Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell Papers, 1917-1972
Cage 534 Nina Hamnett - Papers, 1914-1953. A few letters from Sacheverell Sitwell.
Cage 4669 Ada Leverson - Letters from the Sitwells, ca. 1920- 1935. Letters received from the Sitwells about literary matters and mutual friends.
Cage 4793 Correspondence from Edith Sitwell to Geoffrey Singleton 1922-1964. 25 items.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description
1	1	Sitwell, Edith. Notebook, 140 p. holograph, signature in front, circa 1927-1928.
	2	Sitwell, Edith. "Oh the pomp that passed those doors" 58 line poem fragment, 4 p. holograph, signed; published as The Sleeping Beauty, 1924.
	3	Sitwell, Edith. "Facade" 48 1. holograph, circa 1925.
		[Walton, William] Polka, 2 1. manuscript score, undated.
		Lambert, Constant. Letter, London, to Balston, undated.
		Sitwell, Edith. "Facade," program for performance at the New Chenil Galleries, Chelsea, [4] l., plus leaflet, June 29, 1926.
	4	Sitwell, Edith. "Springing Jack" [2] 1. holograph, [first published, 1919].
	5	Sitwell, Edith. Table of Contents to "Facade," 2 1. holograph, signed.
	6	Sitwell, Edith. "Tarentella" [3] 1. holograph, [first published, 1926].
	7	Sitwell, Edith. "Four in the morning," [1] 1. holograph, undated.
	8	Sitwell, Edith. "Gold Coast Customs," [20] 1. holograph, signed, circa 1928.
		Sitwell, Edith. Letters to Thomas Balston.
	9	1924-1925
	10	1925-1926
	11	1927
	12	1928
	13	1929-1930
	14	1931-1932
	15	1933
	16	1935-1936
	17	1944-1954
		Sitwell, Sacheverell. Letters to Thomas Balston.
	18	1926-1928
	19	1929
	20	1930-1960
	21	Sitwell, Sacheverell. Preface to second edition, [Southern Baroque Art], [3] 1. holograph, July 31, 1927.
		Sitwell, Osbert. Letters to Thomas Balston.
	22	1926-1927
	23	1928
	24	1929-1930
2	25	1930-1931
	26	1932-1946
	27	Sitwell, Osbert. The man who lost himself, advertising blurb, 1 1. holograph, 1 1. typescript, [book published, 1929].
	28	Sitwell, Osbert. Sacheverell Sitwell, 3 1. holograph, signed, 1928.
	29	Sitwell portraits
		Portrait of Osbert Sitwell, 9 items all signed by him (one signed: Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, his full name), 1927.
		Portrait of Sacheverell Sitwell, signed by him, 1927.
		Portrait of Edith Sitwell, signed by her, 1927.
		Beerbohm, Max. Mr. Osbert Sitwell watches the Victorians step by, colored cartoon, 1930.
		Photograph of a painting of Edith Sitwell, undated.
		Photograph of Edith Sitwell, signed Ken Beaton (on mounting).
	30	Hitwell, Riccarda [pseud.?] The Cocktail Party. "Given me by Rd. Jennings, 3-2-33, TB" [4] 1. typescript poem.
	31	Dawsons of Pall Mall. Excerpt from their catalog describing the Balston Collection of Sitwell manuscripts, letters and books. Lot 29, pp. 52-55 (photocopy).
	32	Undated letters.
	33	Letter to Balston from Rowley, 1930.
	34	Preservation photocopies of Sacheverell Sitwell letters (originals in Folders 18-20).
	35	Sitwell, Edith. "Facade" manuscript and related materials.