Title: Gillian E. Hanscombe papers
Inclusive Dates: 1981 - 1982

Creator:

• Hanscombe, Gillian E.

Unique Identifier: MS 224

Quantity: Collection includes papers and galley proofs

• .5 Linear Feet
• 1 letter document box

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Special Collections

Abstract:

The papers of Gillian E. Hanscombe, an English author, poet, teacher, and activist. This collection contains various manuscripts of her 1982 book, "The Art of Life: Dorothy Richardson and the Development of Feminist Consciousness," which is about the development of feminist thought through the works of Dorothy Richardson -- more specifically her "Pilgrimage" novels. The "Art of Life" manuscripts include typescripts, galley proofs, and specimen pages, all of which have been annotated with handwritten edits.

Language: English .

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Gillian E. Hanscombe was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1945 but lived much of her life in England. She is an author, teacher, poet, and activist who is well known for works focusing on feminist and LGBTQ+ studies. Her most well-known work is "Between Friends," a fictional 1982 epistolary novel about four women writing to one another.

The focus of this collection is Hanscombe's 1982 novel "The Art of Life," which is about the feminist movement and Dorothy Richardson's autobiographical 13-book series, "Pilgrimage". Dorothy Richardson (1873-1957) was an English author and early adopter of the stream-of-consciousness style. She saw her "Pilgrimage" series as separate chapters of one long novel.

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This collection contains various manuscripts of Gillian E. Hanscombe's "The Art of Life: Dorothy Richardson and the Development of Feminist Consciousness." "The Art of Life" is about Dorothy Richardson's autobiographical "Pilgrimage" series and the development of feminist thought that can be ascertained from the work. Every folder in this collection has to do with Hanscombe's "The Art of Life," and the progression of how the book developed can be seen through its chronological order. One heavily edited typescript draft is separated into four folders. The date of the typescript is unknown but it is presumably the earliest draft in this collection. There are also three separate full galley proofs from multiple dates in 1982. Each galley proof has editing annotation marks. There are also a small amount of specimen pages in the collection.

Feminism and literatureRichardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller), 1873-1957. Pilgrimage.Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller), 1873-1957

Box [89138902713]   1   folder 1	"The Art of Life" Typescript pp. 3-58, 1981
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 2	"The Art of Life" Typescript pp.59-138, 1981
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 3	"The Art of Life" Typescript pp.139-207, 1981
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 4	"The Art of Life" Typescript pp.208-289, 1981
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 5	"The Art of Life" Galley Proofs, February 16, 1982
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 6	"The Art of Life" Specimen Proofs, February 17, 1982
Box [89138902713]   1   folder 7	"The Art of Life" Galley Proofs, April 29, 1982
Box [89138902713]   1   Folder 8	"The Art of Life" Galley Proofs, June 8, 1982