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Alfred Noyes Papers 1843-1982 (bulk 1902-1957) MS.2006.054 http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1007 Archives and Manuscripts Department John J. Burns Library Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill 02467 library.bc.edu/burns/contact URL: http://www.bc.edu/burns Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Biographical note ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 8 I: Correspondence ........................................................................................................................................ 8 II: Poetry .................................................................................................................................................... 42 III: Fiction .................................................................................................................................................. 58 IV: Plays .................................................................................................................................................... 63 V: Nonfiction works .................................................................................................................................. 64 VI: Roger Casement controversy .............................................................................................................. 82 VII: Voltaire controversy .......................................................................................................................... 84 VIII: Notebooks and diaries ...................................................................................................................... 86 IX: Music inspired by Noyes's poetry ...................................................................................................... 91 X: Financial documents ............................................................................................................................. 93 XI: Noyes family genealogy and other papers ......................................................................................... 94 XII: Photographs and visual materials ...................................................................................................... 96 XIII: Audio recordings .............................................................................................................................. 97 XIV: Artifacts ............................................................................................................................................ 97 XV: Printed materials ................................................................................................................................ 97 XVI: Press clippings ............................................................................................................................... 104 Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 2 - Summary Information Creator: Noyes, Alfred, 1880-1958 Title: Alfred Noyes papers Collection Identifier: MS.2006.054 Date [inclusive]: 1843-1980 Date [bulk]: 1902-1957 Physical Description 65 Linear Feet (130 containers) Language of the Mostly in English, with some French and German. Material: Abstract: These papers comprise personal and professional correspondence and documents of Alfred Noyes and his extended family; manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks and diaries containing the published and unpublished poetry and prose of Alfred Noyes; music based on Noyes' poetry; photographs, audio recordings, printed materials, artifacts and press clippings. Preferred Citation Identification of item, Box number, Folder number, Alfred Noyes papers, MS.2006.054, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 3 - Administrative Information Publication Information Processed by AnneMarie Anderson, Ann Collins, Matthew Heitzman, Brendan Hogan, Meghan Ryan, and David Tennant in 2009. This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace. Provenance Acquired through multiple purchases, 1984-2006. Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Restrictions on use These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials. Related Materials Related Materials Alice Meynell collection, MS.1986.061, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Coventry Patmore collection, MS.1986.062, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Edith Sitwell collection, MS.1986.079, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Elizabeth Jennings papers, MS.1990.008, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Francis Thompson collection, MS.2006.027, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. George Barker collection, MS.1986.010, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Hopkins family papers, MS.1991.023, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 4 - Maurice Baring papers, MS.1996.041, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 5 - Biographical note Alfred Noyes was born September 16, 1880 at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England to Alfred Noyes and Amelia Adams, née Rowley. He entered Exeter College in 1898 with the intention of taking a degree in English. Rather than complete his final examinations, Noyes opted to keep an appointment with London publisher Grant Richards. The meeting resulted in the publication of his first book of poems, The Loom of Years (1902). Several more volumes of poetry soon followed. Noyes composed his verse in a style consciously descended from Tennyson and the romantic poets and was a staunch opponent of what he deemed "modernism" in literature. In 1907, Noyes married Garnett Upham, née Daniels, the daughter of American consul Colonel Byron Gordon Daniels. Strengthening his ties to America, in 1911 Noyes began a lecture tour of the U.S. that included delivery of the Lowell Lecture at Harvard University (1913) and resulted in his being appointed Murray professor of English literature at Princeton University (1914-1923). This tenure was interrupted by the First World War. Rejected from military service because of poor eyesight, Noyes began work in the newsroom of the British Foreign Office in 1916. Shortly thereafter, he was shown the incriminating diaries of former British diplomat Roger Casement, who was convicted of treason for his involvement in the 1916 Easter Rising. Although Noyes believed the diaries to be authentic at the time, he later changed his opinion and worked for Casement's vindication as late as 1957 when he published The Accusing Ghost of Roger Casement. In 1926, Noyes's wife died. The following year, he joined the Roman Catholic Church. Noyes maintained that his conversion was motivated not by apologists but primarily by nineteenth century agnostics, as reflected in The Unknown God (1934) and his controversial biography Voltaire (1936). In September of 1927, Noyes married Mary Angela Mayne, widow of Richard Weld-Blundell and member of an old Catholic family. In 1929, they settled on the Isle of Wight. Their home there would be the inspiration for the popular Orchard's Bay (1939). In 1940-1941, Noyes and his family moved to America and Canada, where he lectured and promoted cooperation between the U.S. and Great Britain. His eyesight had continued to deteriorate, and a devastating surgery for glaucoma in the mid-1940's left him unable to read. Noyes remained in California for some time before returning to the Isle of Wight in 1949. Throughout his career, Noyes garnered popular acclaim for his lectures and public readings, received honorary doctorates from Yale, Glasgow, Berkeley and Syracuse, was involved in two public controversies and was named a Commander of the British Empire (1918). Best known for his poem "The Highwayman," Alfred Noyes was a leading man of letters who produced works of poetry and criticism, fiction (including short stories and novels), non-fiction, essays, plays and lectures. His works were adapted for the screen, the stage, and set to music. He died on June 28, 1958. Sources: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, "Alfred Noyes" https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35266 Accessed 18 August 2008. Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 6 - Noyes, Alfred. Two Worlds for Memory. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1953. Scope and Contents The Alfred Noyes Papers are composed mainly of the personal and professional correspondence of Alfred Noyes and his extended family as well as manuscripts and typescripts of Noyes's poetry and prose. Among the correspondents represented are many notable social, political, and literary figures, including various signatories arranged by Noyes in an autograph collection. Within the professional correspondence are letters detailing Noyes's American lecture tours, reviews of his work, as well as "letters to the editor" drafted by Noyes. The collection contains published and unpublished poetry, plays, short stories, novels and works of nonfiction. The majority of manuscript material in this collection is undated, but can be assumed to span the length of Alfred Noyes's career. Of note are an early manuscript version of "The Highwayman," the first edition manuscripts of The Secret of Pooduck Island and The Devil Takes a Holiday, and early drafts of Orchard's Bay and The Unknown God. The papers also include correspondence, research, and manuscript items pertaining to Roger Casement and Noyes's involvement in his case (1916-1958) as well as Noyes's controversial biography of Voltaire (1936-1942). The collection also contains notebooks and diaries by Noyes (which feature both poetry and prose) as well as the diaries of members of the Noyes family (1874-1932). Also present are manuscripts of poetry (including tribute poems to Noyes), plays and fiction by authors other than Noyes (1898-1957), as well as manuscripts, typescripts, and several printed editions of nonfiction works either about Noyes or collected by him (1913-1958). The remainder of the collection is composed of musical scores inspired by Noyes's poetry; financial, genealogical, and other papers of Noyes and his family (1906-1961); photographs and other visual materials; audio recordings (including recordings of four poems by Noyes); artifacts; printed materials; and press clippings. Arrangement Arranged in sixteen series. I. Correspondence; II. Poetry; III. Fiction; IV. Plays; V: Non-fiction; VI. Roger Casement controversy; VII. Voltaire controversy; VIII. Notebooks and diaries; IX. Music inspired by Noyes's poetry; X. Financial documents; XI. Noyes family genealogy and other papers; XII. Photographs and visual materials; XIII. Audio recordings; XIV. Artifacts; XV. Printed materials; and XVI. Press clippings. Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 7 - Collection Inventory Series I: Correspondence, 1843-1960 Subseries A: Personal, 1843-1980 Sub-Subseries 1: General, 1889-1959, undated Scope and Contents Personal letters and postcards between Alfred Noyes and correspondents outside the Noyes family. A portion of these are from people with whom Noyes also had business relationships. In some cases, the professional affiliation is indicated either on the letterhead or on the folder. This subseries also contains invitations, greeting cards, postage stamps and envelopes, as well as some fragments of letters. Arrangement Alphabetical by last name. Concludes with invitations, cards, stamps, envelopes, and fragments. A, 1927-1952, undated box 1 folder 1 Acheson, A.N., 1928-1933 box 1 folder 2 Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1922-1930 box 1 folder 3 Adcock, Arthur St. John [MS1986-027], 1924-1927, undated box 1 folder 4 Adcock, Arthur St. John, from Alfred Noyes, photocopies, box 1 folder 5 1927-1930, undated Adcock, Almey St. John, 1931-1955 box 1 folder 6 Adcock, Marion St. John, 1928-1938, undated box 1 folder 7 Aldrich, Lilian, undated box 1 folder 8 Amery, Leo, 1937-1951 box 1 folder 9 Andrews, Paul and Hannah, 1949-1957 box 1 folder 10 Arnold, Andrew and Ellen, 1938-1949, undated box 1 folder 11 Askwith, Sir George and Ellen, 1928-1931, undated box 1 folder 12 Asquith, Cynthia, 1925-1935, undated box 1 folder 13 Asquith, H.H., 1915 January 7 box 1 folder 14 Atholl, Katherine, 1927-1938 box 1 folder 15 Atkins, J.B., 1934-1951 box 1 folder 16 B, 1912-1939 box 1 folder 17 B, 1940-1958, undated box 1 folder 18 Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 8 - Bacon, Leonard, 1948-1952 box 1 folder 19 Bailey, Cyril, 1947 box 1 folder 20 Balfour, A.J., 1920-1922 box 1 folder 21 Baring, Maurice, 1930 box 1 folder 22 Barrie, J.M., 1905-1933, undated box 1 folder 23 Beatrice, Princess, 1935-1939, undated box 1 folder 24 Belloc, Hilaire, 1928-1951 box 1 folder 25 Belloc, Elizabeth, 1951-1956 box 1 folder 26 Benet, William Rose, undated box 1 folder 27 Benson, Theodora, 1930-1935, undated box 1 folder 28 Betjeman, John, 1957 box 1 folder 29 Blackhurst, John Rowland, 1924-1951, undated box 1 folder 30 Blakeney, E.H., 1936-1954 box 2 folder 1 Blakeney, E.H., undated box 2 folder 2 Blakeney, E.H., postcards, 1934-1952 box 2 folder 3 Blakeney, E.H. and A.E.S., 1937 box 2 folder 3 Blakeney, T. S., 1955-1959 box 2 folder 4 Bliss, Gwethalyn, 1949-1950, undated box 2 folder 5 Boas, F.S. and H. [O'B.], 1912-1951 box 2 folder 6 Boas, Guy, 1912-1951 box 2 folder 7 Buchan, John, 1916-1930 box 2 folder 8 Burghclere, Lady Winifried, 1927-1933, undated box 2 folder 9 Butler, Patrick R., 1938-1953 box 2 folder 10 Bynner, Witter, 1909-1958 box 2 folder 11 C, 1907-1951, undated box 2 folder 12 Caine, Hall, 1914 box 2 folder 13 Carman, Bliss, 1918 box 2 folder 14 Cecil, Lord Robert Algernon, 1934-1938 box 2 folder 15 Cecil, Lady Eleanor, 1911-1919 box 2 folder 16 Chamberlain, Anne, 1937-1956 box 2 folder 17 Charnwood, Baron and Lady (Godfrey Benson), 1927-1944, box 2 folder 18 undated Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 9 - Charnwood, Lady (Dorothea Thorpe-Benson), 1926-1939, box 2 folder 19 undated Chesterton, Frances, 1933-1936, undated box 2 folder 20 Churchill, Winston, 1941 December 4 box 2 folder 21 Coleridge-Taylor, SamueL, undated box 2 folder 22 Cary-Elwes, Father Columba, 1939, undated box 2 folder 23 Constable, W.G., 1950 box 2 folder 24 Cooper, Belle and Alice C., 1932-1957, undated box 3 folder 1 Corelli, Marie, 1912-1916 box 3 folder 2 Courtald, S.A., 1921 box 3 folder 3 Craig, Noel, 1951-1952, undated box 3 folder 4 Crossland, John, 1934-1949 box 3 folder 5 D, 1906-1955, undated box 3 folder 6 D'Arcy, M.C., S.J., 1930-1935 box 3 folder 7 Darling, Baron Charles John, 1930, undated box 3 folder 8 Davie, W.H., 1922 box 3 folder 9 de la Mare, Walter and Elfrida, 1922-1945 box 3 folder 10 de Witt, Jack, 1949, undated box 3 folder 11 Dickens, Marie, 1934, undated box 3 folder 12 Doyle, Arthur Conan, undated box 3 folder 13 Drinkwater, John, 1924-1930 box 3 folder 14 Duchemin, Monsignor Charles L. H., 1934-1940 box 3 folder 15 Duckworth, Margaret, 1933-1939, undated box 3 folder 16 Dunsany, Lord, 1955-1957, undated box 3 folder 17 E, 1906-1957 box 3 folder 18 Eckersley, Eva Pain, 1947-1957 box 3 folder 19 Eden, Helen Parry, 1936-1950 box 3 folder 20 Elgar, Sir Edward, 1923-1929 box 3 folder 21 Emerson-Forbes, 1924-1928, undated box 3 folder 22 Emoukhvari, Princess Veronica (Von), 1950 box 3 folder 23 Ervine, St. John, 1926-1939 box 3 folder 24 Everett, Mary Nixon, 1951-1958, undated box 3 folder 25 F, 1921-1953, undated Alfred Noyes Papers MS.2006.054 - Page 10 -

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VII: Voltaire controversy Noyes, Alfred. Two Worlds for Memory. Philadelphia: as Noyes's controversial biography of Voltaire (1936-1942).
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