The papers of Compton Mackenzie () provide detailed documentation of the Scottish writer's entire professional and personal life as evidenced through manuscripts for his numerous writings, his extensive correspondence files, and personal and family papers. Included are address books, appointment books, autographs, certificates, clippings, comic strips, contracts, correspondence, diaries, financial records, galley proofs, journals, manuscripts, menus, notebooks, passports, photographs, play scripts, printed material, prompt books, radio scripts, scrapbooks, screenplays, sheet music, and theater programs. Besides Mackenzie's literary career, his papers reflect the Compton family of actors and their activities in the theater; several locales, including Capri, Greece, and Scotland; World War I and British Intelligence service; Scottish history and nationalism; and Mackenzie's personal interests, such as cats, music, and sports. |
The bulk of Mackenzie's papers arrived at the Ransom Center between and , when they were described in a card catalog and arranged into four series: I. Works, , undated (88 boxes); II. Letters, , undated (3 boxes); III. Recipient, , undated (64 boxes); and IV. Miscellaneous, , undated (44 boxes). Descriptions in the following Container List were derived • Look AroundSee what our guests think about us on Trip AdvisorThe Traveller's Choice Award is only given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor – the world's largest travel site. - Independent Reviews
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