MS-9 Marguerite Roberts Collection MS-9Elizabeth Dickie, Special Collections Cataloging and Preservation AssociateUniversity of Richmond

October, 2013

Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library 261 Richmond WayUniversity of Richmond, VA 23173archives@richmond.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-16 07:03:05 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard2023Updated subject terms. Revised by Elena Solé Rodríguez. University of Richmond Marguerite Roberts Collection Roberts, Marguerite M., Dr., 1904-1988 MS-9 /repositories/4/resources/8 8.42 Linear Feet Collection is arranged in folders in 18 archival boxes. 1924-1980 Dr. Marguerite Roberts was a University of Richmond faculty member and dean of Westhampton College, and she was also a noted Thomas Hardy scholar. This collection includes years of research on Hardy and his contemporaries as well as his second wife, Florence Dugdale Hardy. Copies of Roberts' manuscripts for her dissertation, Thomas Hardy and the Theater; and her books, Tess and the Theater, Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater, and Florence Hardy and the Max Gate Circle, are included. The collection also contains Dr. Roberts' correspondence with publishers and her requests for permission to publish. She carried on a long correspondence with Mrs. Florence Hardy, Lady Tweedsmuir, and other Hardy scholars, in addition to letters from actors and producers. English Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 8 series:

Series I: The Dynasts
Series II: Hardy's Dramatic Poetry and the Theater
Series III: Tess and the Theater
Series IV: Hardy and the Theater
Series V: Max Gate Circle
Series VI: General Research
Series VII: Manuscripts and Journals
Series VIII: Personal

 Biographical / Historical

Dr. Marguerite M. Roberts, Professor of English, was the second Dean of Westhampton College, from 1947 to 1965. Born in Rockport, Indiana on March 15, 1904, she was the daughter of the Hon. Judge Ralph Elmer and Alice Enfield (nee Saunders) Roberts. She was educated at Evansville College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1924. She received her Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Radcliffe College in 1928 and 1943 respectively. From 1928 to 1936, she taught in Central and Bosse High Schools in Evansville, and also at Evansville College. She did graduate work at Indiana University and Cambridge University during the years 1925-1929. In 1937, Dr. Roberts became Dean of Women and Assistant Professor of English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and served in that capacity until 1946. She lectured in English at Toronto University from 1946 to 1947, when she came to Westhampton College as Dean and Professor of English. In 1965, she left the position as Dean and continued as a Professor of English until her retirement in 1975.

Dr. Roberts' most notable quality as a teacher was always her strong demand for excellence from her students, something she certainly mirrored in her tenacity in her research and writing. Her personal grace and charm were also mentioned many times, as was her ability to put faculty and students at ease in social settings.

Dr. Roberts was a leading Thomas Hardy scholar and actually lived for a year in 1935 at Max Gate, Dorset, the Hardy estate, with Hardy's widow, Florence. Her doctoral dissertation was titled Thomas Hardy and the Theater. She continued with this theme in two of her scholarly publications, Tess in the Theater, 1950, and Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater, 1965. A third book, Florence Hardy and the Max Gate Circle, was eventually published in the Thomas Hardy Yearbook, no. 9 (1980).

During the Vietnam War, Dr. Roberts was appointed by the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, 1965-68. In addition to being a Virginia Cultural Laureate, Dr. Roberts was also associate editor of the Journal of the Deans of Women, 1942-50; member of Phi Beta Kappa, American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, the Canadian Author's Association, and the Virginia Writer's Association. She was also president of the Women's Club of Richmond, 1970-1971. Health issues forced her to return to Indiana, where, after a long illness, she died on March 25, 1988.

 Preferred Citation

[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-9, Marguerite Roberts Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

 Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Dickie, Special Collections Cataloging and Preservation Associate.

 Related Materials

The rare book collection at Boatwright Library has volumes that were gifted to Dr. Roberts and items that were gifts of Dr. Roberts. Those items are noted in the library catalog records and may be located by searching her name. Dr. Roberts also did an oral history interview on 14 April 1976 that is available as part of the Westhampton College Oral Histories in audio and transcription.

 Scope and Contents

This collection encompasses Dr. Roberts' research and writing about Thomas Hardy. It includes her research for her books and articles, collected information about Hardy and Wessex, England, as well as her manuscripts, journal articles and dissertation. What is interesting about this collection is the extent to which Dr. Roberts pursued her subject, leaving no stone unturned, and the relationships that grew during her research and lasted long after. Most notable was her long-term relationship with Florence Hardy.

Series I, The Dynasts, contains materials relating to Hardy's drama in verse, The Dynasts. This material is of note since this seems to have been a little studied piece. This series includes a leather-bound copy of The Dynasts arranged by Harley Granville-Barker. (Box 1)

Series II, Hardy's Dramatic Poetry and the Theater, focuses on the work Hardy's Poetic Drama and Theater. Materials include research and manuscripts in various states of editing, and notes of the various productions of Hardy's plays. (Box 2)

Series III, Tess and the Theater, includes materials on Tess and the Theater, originally part of Roberts' dissertation. Hardy's book, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, was first dramatized by Hardy. Several versions of his play were produced and documented here. Ronald Gow and Lorimer Stoddard attempted their own versions, copies of which are in the collection, along with information and playbills about their productions. (Boxes 3, 4, and 5)

Series IV, Hardy and the Theater, focuses on Dr. Roberts's dissertation, Hardy and the Theater. This series contains correspondence from actors and historians about the Hardy Players, permission requests, research notes, drafts of the dissertation, and a bound copy of Hardy and the Theater. (Boxes 6, 7, and 8)

Series V, Max Gate Circle, contains her work on the Max Gate Circle. Hardy's home, Max Gate, drew many famous and even infamous people. With Hardy's advancing age and infirmity, it was often Florence, his second wife, who held things together. This series includes letters and vignettes of Florence's conversations with Dr. Roberts, along with memories, copies of letters and various drafts of the finished piece. (Boxes 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13)

Series VI, General Research, is a collection of Dr. Roberts's general research and information on Thomas Hardy, Florence Hardy, Dorset, and those certain of Hardy's contemporaries. (Boxes 14, 15, and 16)

Series VII, Manuscripts and Journals, includes manuscripts of Dr. Roberts which are not in her books, and journals in which her articles appear or are related to her Hardy scholarship. (Boxes 17 and 18)

Series VIII, Personal, contains items that do not really fit with any of the other series and have been classed as Personal. There are papers from her visit to the House of Commons, letters from friends and former professors. (Box 18)

 Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

 Clippings Nonbook Materials Manuscripts Photocopying Roberts, Marguerite M., Dr., 1904-1988 Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Hardy, Florence Emily, 1879-1937 Thomas Hardy Society Series I: The Dynasts/repositories/4/archival_objects/390Dr. Robert's article on the Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/392undatedEnglish1 MS-91Letter to Dr. Roberts from Farmer Barton/repositories/4/archival_objects/3931942Letter concerning production date of The Dynasts.1 MS-92Letter from Harley Granville-Barker re: his productions of The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/39419371 MS-93Request to print Granville-Barker's version of The Dynasts & publish/repositories/4/archival_objects/39519501 MS-94Letters from Charles Morgan re: program for The Dynasts and permission to quote letters to Hardy./repositories/4/archival_objects/3961935-19371 MS-95Photocopies of producer's notes--Granville-Barker production of The Dynasts. /repositories/4/archival_objects/397undated1 MS-96Long letter from Allen Wade re: aspects of Granville-Barker production of The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/39819381 MS-97Various handwritten notes on many aspects of The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/399undated1 MS-98The Dynasts Playbill--Granville-Barker production/repositories/4/archival_objects/4001920Hand copied.1 MS-99Notes and clippings on The Dynasts and typescript of paper by Dr. Roberts on The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/401undated1 MS-910Typescript of the Wessex scenes from The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/402undated1 MS-911Leather-bound copy of The Dynasts--arranged by Harley Granville-Barker./repositories/4/archival_objects/403undated1 MS-912General notes on the Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/404undated1 MS-913Fragments of research on The Dynasts./repositories/4/archival_objects/405undated1 MS-9143 photostats of the Dynasts programs (located in oversize storage)./repositories/4/archival_objects/406undated1 MS-915Series II: Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/408Correspondence with Prof. Howard Mumford jones re: proofing Roberts manuscript./repositories/4/archival_objects/4091974-19782 MS-91Carl Weber article re: Hardy and the theater./repositories/4/archival_objects/410undated2 MS-92Notes for talk on Hardy and the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/41119402 MS-93Letters to and from Harvard Library re: Harley Granville-Barker manuscript/repositories/4/archival_objects/41219652 MS-94Correspondence with Pageant Press re: publication of Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4131964-19652 MS-95Copies of Hardy's letters to Sidney Cockerell re: plays and life/repositories/4/archival_objects/4141907-19242 MS-96Typescript of chapter on the Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall./repositories/4/archival_objects/415undated2 MS-97Research notes and articles on the Hardy Players/repositories/4/archival_objects/416undated2 MS-98Booklet on the Trumpet Major, poems, and notes by Hardy./repositories/4/archival_objects/417undated2 MS-99Copy of the book "Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater;" notes from those who received complementary copies/repositories/4/archival_objects/418196519762 MS-910TSS with corrections of Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/41919652 MS-911Offprint from Queen's Quarterly--"Dramatic element in Hardy's Poetry" by Roberts/repositories/4/archival_objects/4201944-19452 MS-912Material found in Barker's Verson of the Dynasts/repositories/4/archival_objects/421undated2 MS-913Correspondence with Pageant Press re: contract, editing, etc. of Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4221964-19652 MS-914Annotated notes for talk on Hardy anniversary/repositories/4/archival_objects/423undated2 MS-915Letter from Donald Bancroft re: access to script for the Mayor of Casterbridge/repositories/4/archival_objects/42419582 MS-916Roberts letter to George Griffin of Rutger University Press re: Hardy's Poetic Drama/repositories/4/archival_objects/42519632 MS-917Outline of Thomas Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/426undated2 MS-918Cast listings for four of Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/427undated2 MS-919TSS of playbill for A Happy Pair and Far from the Madding Crowd/repositories/4/archival_objects/428[1882?]2 MS-920Notes, foreward, and section on the Dynasts from Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/429undated2 MS-921TSS "The Dynasts" from Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater, with corrections/repositories/4/archival_objects/430undated2 MS-922Request for permission/repositories/4/archival_objects/43119652 MS-923Series III: Tess and the Theater./repositories/4/archival_objects/4321897-1975Clippings announcing TV showing of Ronald Gow's adaptation of Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/433194719523 MS-91Letter from Hector Charlesworth, theater critic re: The Dynasts, and mostly the Mrs. Fiske productions of Tess of the D'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/43419423 MS-92Letters concerning Tess of the D'Urbervilles production by Gertrude Bugler from George Herbert Clarke of Queen's Quarterly/repositories/4/archival_objects/435193819453 MS-93Letter from Mrs. Crosley, friend of Mrs. Fiske who played Tess4/repositories/4/archival_objects/43619373 MS-94Copies of letters between Baron d'Erlanger and Hardy re: an operatic version of Tess of the D'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/4371902-19253 MS-95Letter from St. John Ervine concerning his dramatization of Tess of the D'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/438193719393 MS-96Letters from Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies re: her performance as Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/4391935Includes play trivia.3 MS-97Letter from Ronald Gow re: his adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles for the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/44019533 MS-98Letter from Frank Carlos Griffith, biographer of Mrs. Fiske--early protrayer of Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/44119373 MS-99Publishers correspondence re: publication of Tess and the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4421940-19623 MS-910Clippings re: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies playing Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/4431925Posed with Hardy.3 MS-911Letters of permission from various parties to publish in Tess and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4441936-19473 MS-912University of Toronto correspondence concerning Tess and the Theater, including contract13/repositories/4/archival_objects/4451942-19753 MS-913Article by Roberts on Tess of the D'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/446Hand copied reviews of dramatizations of Tess.3 MS-914Hand-copied reviews and articles and playbills re: Tess of the D'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/4471897-19253 MS-915Hand-copied reviews and articles and playbills re: Tess of the D'Urbervilles—different versions/repositories/4/archival_objects/44818973 MS-916Answers to letters to British Museum re: Tess of the d'Urbervilles manuscript/repositories/4/archival_objects/44919463 MS-917Letter from Gertrude Bugler re: her portrayal of Tess and various notes concerning her/repositories/4/archival_objects/45019293 MS-918Notes of conversations with Mrs. Patrick Campbell re: her dealings with Hardy to play Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/451undated3 MS-919Notes on Mrs. Minnie Fiske who played Tess in America/repositories/4/archival_objects/452undated3 MS-920Research and clippings re: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Tess/repositories/4/archival_objects/4531941English3 MS-921Reviews of Wendy Hiller's performance as Tess in Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/45419473 MS-922TSS with editing of Tess in the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/455undated3 MS-923TSS of Ronald Gow's dramatization of Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/456undated4 MS-91Corrected galley proofs of Tess in the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/457undated4 MS-92Letter from R. Golding Bright re: access to Hardy's dramatization of Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/45819344 MS-93University of Toronto Press letter re: foreign rights to Tess and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/45919664 MS-94Thank you letter from Crosley Hall for copy of Tess and the Theater sent by Dr. Roberts/repositories/4/archival_objects/46019584 MS-95Notes on various actresses who played Tess and notes of conversation with Mrs. Hardy re: the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/461undated4 MS-96TSS fragment concerning Tess of the d'Urbervilles dramatization/repositories/4/archival_objects/462undated4 MS-97Copy of Ronald Gow version of Tess of the d'Urbervilles with letter and production notes; a review of Tess and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4631951-19524 MS-98Various letters in answer to requests for information or use of materials re: Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/4641934-19524 MS-99TSS copy of Hardy's dramatization of Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/465undatedBound in cloth; notes tucked in.4 MS-910Letter from Ronald Gow commenting on Tess and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/46619535 MS-91Watercolor of Stonehenge with quote from Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/467undated5 MS-92TSS of the original version of Hardy's play Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/468undated5 MS-93Cost list for "Barnes Production" (Hardy, 1925), Duke of York (1929), Gow's version (1946) and Lorimer Stoddard's version of Tess of the d'Urbervilles--TSS/repositories/4/archival_objects/4691925192919465 MS-94Cost list for various productions of Tess including d'Erlanger's opera/repositories/4/archival_objects/4701900-19295 MS-95TSS of Hardy's London version of his play Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/471undated5 MS-96Typed copy of Lorimer Stoddard's version of Tess of the d'Urbervilles with cast lists/repositories/4/archival_objects/472undated5 MS-97Handwritten copy of Stoddard's version of Tess of the d"Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/473undatedDr. Roberts handwriting.5 MS-98Cast list and notes on Tess of the d'Urbervilles; rough draft of beginning of Tess and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/474undated5 MS-99Personal reflections of Thomas Hardy by Gertrude Bugler/repositories/4/archival_objects/47519642 copies.5 MS-910Rough draft and corrected fragments of articles on Tess and the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/476undated5 MS-911Notebooks and research on Tess and the theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/477undated5 MS-912Clippings relating to Hardy and Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/478194319535 MS-913Dr. Roberts notes for a speech on Tess and the theater at Virginia Writer's Club/repositories/4/archival_objects/479undated5 MS-914Harper & Brothers manuscript on microfilm of Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/480undated5 MS-915Photostats in paper tube of reviews of Tess of the d'Urbervilles/repositories/4/archival_objects/481189718985 MS-916Series IV: Hardy and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4823 Linear Feet1882-1966Letters from F. E. Hansford of Fulham History Society re: the Hardy Players/repositories/4/archival_objects/4831946-19516 MS-91Letters from Carroll A. Wilson about his collection of Hardy letters, play bills, etc./repositories/4/archival_objects/4841937-19386 MS-92Correspondence with Maurice Colbourne/repositories/4/archival_objects/4851939-19606 MS-93"Thomas Hardy from the novel to the stage" paper by Dr. Roberts while at Harvard/repositories/4/archival_objects/486undated6 MS-94Photostat of article on musical version of The Queen of Cornwall/repositories/4/archival_objects/487undated6 MS-95Photocopy of article "The Hardy Plays and Players" in The Amateur State/repositories/4/archival_objects/4881926no. 6, June, 1926.6 MS-96Typescript of speech given by Gertrude Bugler at 1968 Thomas Hardy Festival/repositories/4/archival_objects/48919686 MS-97Hand copied transcripts of Hardy letters to friend William Archer and 2 from his son, C. Archer to Dr. Roberts/repositories/4/archival_objects/4901896-190919386 MS-98Letters to and from Irene Cooper Willis--executrix of Hardy estate/repositories/4/archival_objects/4911944-19666 MS-99Letter from Prof. Ernest Dale re: programs and information on Hardy Plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/49219426 MS-910Letters from Leon Edel re: Hardy and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/4931938-19396 MS-911Letters from Maurice and Alfred Evans re: the latter's involvement in Hardy Players/repositories/4/archival_objects/4941936-19376 MS-912Letters from Adam W. Ferguson re: auction of Hardy possessions and information about plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/4951937-19416 MS-913Letter from sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson re: using his letter to Hardy, also obituary/repositories/4/archival_objects/49619376 MS-914Notes concerning Hardy Players/repositories/4/archival_objects/497undated6 MS-915Note from Mrs. John Hare re: materials about Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/49819386 MS-916Notes and copy of letter to Hardy from Henry Arthur Jones/repositories/4/archival_objects/49919256 MS-917Letter from Lady Lillah Keeble re: Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/50019496 MS-918Letters from Richard Purdy re: discussing Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/5011926-19406 MS-919Letter and research notes/repositories/4/archival_objects/50219426 MS-920Letter from Elizabeth Robins--Actress re: using her letter to Hardy/repositories/4/archival_objects/50319376 MS-921Letter from Christine Silver--actress in two Hardy Productions/repositories/4/archival_objects/50419376 MS-922Correspondence with Theodore Spencer--who taught Roberts at Radcliffe/repositories/4/archival_objects/5051936-19496 MS-923Letter from Sybil Thorndike--actress--giving permission to quote her letter to Hardy/repositories/4/archival_objects/5061937English6 MS-924Letters from T. H. Tilley and E. e. Tilley re: Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/5071934-19376 MS-925Letters from Carl Weber, professor at Colby college re: their collection on Hardy's plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/5081937-19656 MS-926Research and accompanying article on the dramatization of the Mayor of Casterbridge by Robert Louis Stevenson/repositories/4/archival_objects/50919266 MS-927Notes on the Mellstock Quire directed by T. H. Tilley/repositories/4/archival_objects/510undated6 MS-928Notes on Rutland Boughton's production of the Queen of Cornwall/repositories/4/archival_objects/511undated6 MS-929Notes on dramatization of the Return of the Native/repositories/4/archival_objects/512undated6 MS-930Notes and research of dramatization of The Trumpet Major/repositories/4/archival_objects/513undated6 MS-931Notes of A. E. Evans presentation of the Woodlanders/repositories/4/archival_objects/514undated6 MS-932Notes on various productions of The Distracted Preacher and The Three Wayfarers/repositories/4/archival_objects/515undated6 MS-933Dates and venues of dramatizations of various Hardy works/repositories/4/archival_objects/516undated6 MS-934Letters from Florence Emily Hardy to Dr. Roberts/repositories/4/archival_objects/5171934-19376 MS-935Research on Hardy Players/repositories/4/archival_objects/518undated7 MS-91Transcripts of letters to Hardy re: production of his plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/5191882-19257 MS-92TSS of dissertation "Hardy and the Theater"/repositories/4/archival_objects/520undatedp. 1-1977 MS-93TSS of dissertation "Hardy and the Theater"/repositories/4/archival_objects/521undatedp. 198-2097 MS-94TSS of dissertation "Hardy and the Theater"/repositories/4/archival_objects/522undatedp. 210-3327 MS-95TSS of dissertation "Hardy and the Theater"6/repositories/4/archival_objects/523undatedp.333-4487 MS-96Article and notes on dramatization of the Mayor of Casterbridge/repositories/4/archival_objects/525undatedp.333-4487 MS-97Draft of Hardy and the Theater with reader's notes/repositories/4/archival_objects/526undated7 MS-98Notes and research for Hardy and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/527undated7 MS-99Notes on Far from the Madding Crowd/repositories/4/archival_objects/528undated7 MS-910Professor Spencer's notes on Dr. Roberts dissertation/repositories/4/archival_objects/529undated7 MS-911Material found inside bound dissertation/repositories/4/archival_objects/530undated7 MS-912Working paper for Hardy and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/531undated8 MS-91Notes on the Turn of the Coin/repositories/4/archival_objects/532undated8 MS-92Proposal for Hardy and the Theater3/repositories/4/archival_objects/533undatedDrafts and notes.8 MS-93Notes on Hardy plays/repositories/4/archival_objects/534undated8 MS-94Draft with corrections of Hardy and the Theater/repositories/4/archival_objects/535undated8 MS-95Notes on dissertation--Professor Spencer/repositories/4/archival_objects/536undated8 MS-96Fragments from TSS of dissertation/repositories/4/archival_objects/537undated8 MS-97Two photostats of newspaper reviews of Far from the Madding Crowd/repositories/4/archival_objects/538undated8 MS-98Hardy and the Theater by Marguerite Roberts, bound in red leather and buckram/repositories/4/archival_objects/5391942English8 MS-99Series V: Max Gate Circle/repositories/4/archival_objects/5401918-1980Vignette of Dr. Robert's memories of a conversation with Mrs. Hardy on T. E. Lawrence/repositories/4/archival_objects/541[1935]9 MS-91Note on behalf of Sir James Barrie re: meeting/repositories/4/archival_objects/54219379 MS-92Facsimile of Sir James Barrie's will/repositories/4/archival_objects/54319379 MS-93Article from The English Past entitle "Thomas Hardy and Max Gate."/repositories/4/archival_objects/544undated9 MS-94Article re: Max Boerbaum, friend of Hardy/repositories/4/archival_objects/54519609 MS-95Review of The Sad Years by Dora Sigerson by Florence Hardy/repositories/4/archival_objects/54619189 MS-96Article about how important Florence Hardy was to her husband's career/repositories/4/archival_objects/547undated9 MS-97Pieces of articles relating to Hardy's friendships/repositories/4/archival_objects/548undated9 MS-98Correspondence with Eva Dugdale--Mrs. Hardy's sister/repositories/4/archival_objects/5491966-19709 MS-99Katherine Hardy's will--sister/repositories/4/archival_objects/55019389 MS-910Letter from Vera Jesty giving access to Max Gate/repositories/4/archival_objects/55119729 MS-911Correspondence with Margaret Soundy--Mrs. Hardy's sister/repositories/4/archival_objects/5521941-19779 MS-912Correspondence with Nellie Titterington/repositories/4/archival_objects/5531972Nellie Titterington: parlor maid/housekeeper to the Hardy's.9 MS-913Dr. Roberts notes on visit to Max Gate/repositories/4/archival_objects/554undated9 MS-914Handwritten notes on conversation with Florence Hardy/repositories/4/archival_objects/555undated9 MS-915Correspondence with Roger Peers curator of Dorset Natural History Society re: photos for Florence Hardy and the Max Gate Circle/repositories/4/archival_objects/5561966-19809 MS-916Correspondence with Prof. Richard Purdy re: Mrs. Hardy's health and permissions/repositories/4/archival_objects/5571937-19729 MS-917Dr. Roberts correspondence re: for Florence Hardy and the Max Gate Circle/repositories/4/archival_objects/55819809 MS-918Transcript of letter from G. 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