Fonds 51 - International Virginia Woolf Society fonds

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International Virginia Woolf Society fonds

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    CA ON00399 51

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    • 1960-2021, predominant 1971-2005 (Creation)
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      International Virginia Woolf Society

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    51 cm of textual records
    19 photographs : b&w and col.
    3 audio cassettes
    4 compact discs

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    The International Virginia Woolf Society has as its mandate to foster and encourage the scholarly study of, critical attention to, and general interest in, the work and career of Virginia Woolf; and to facilitate communication and share knowledge between all people interested in her writings. It sponsors sessions at annual Modern Language Association of America (MLA) Conventions. Membership is open to any individual, educational institution, or corporation interested in its aims, and through payment of annual dues.

    The Society traces its origins to the 1970 MLA Convention, when a seminar entitled "The Uses of the Manuscripts in Virginia Woolf Studies" took place, bringing together 35 scholars. From this initial connection, a newsletter, the Virginia Woolf Miscellany, was begun in 1973, and at the 1975 MLA Convention a steering committee was formed that laid the groundwork for the incorporation of the Virginia Woolf Society in 1976. In 1982 the Society began to contribute a portion of its dues to the publication of the Virginia Woolf Miscellany. By 1996 about a fourth of Society members were outside the United States, and recognition of this global scholarship led to the name being changed to the International Virginia Woolf Society in December of that year.

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    Fonds consists of records related to the establishment and operation of the Virginia Woolf Society.

    Fonds is comprised of the following series:
    Series 1: Correspondence
    Series 2: Administrative Records
    Series 3: Records relating to Virginia Woolf Miscellany
    Series 4: Articles and news clippings
    Series 5: Photographs
    Series 6: Audiovisual Records

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    Records acquired in 2005–2008, 2014, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Records from 2019, 2021 and 2023 were received from Karen Levenback, IVWS archival liaison.

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        Literary and Film Resources

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        Revised by MO: March 14, 2016
        Revised by MO: May 30, 2016
        Revised by BC: July 26, 2019
        Revised by BC: December 17, 2021
        Revised by BC: March 29, 2023

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