International Virginia Woolf Society
Introduction
Fonds:
#51
Title:
International Virginia Woolf Society Fonds
Dates of Material:
1960–2005, predominant 1971–2005
Extent:
66 cm of textual records and other material
Accession:
#2007.01
#2008.09
Administrative History
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 the1975 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.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the following series: correspondence, 1960–2005; and records 1971–2003.
Note(s)
Source of supplied title proper
Title based on contents of the fonds
Accompanying Material
Includes 27 photographs: b&w and col., 3 compact discs, 1 CD ROM
Source of acquisition
Acquired in 2005–2008
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Finding aids
Box/file list available
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
Provenance Access points
International Virginia Woolf Society
Subject Access Point
Woolf, Virginia, 1882–1941—Criticism and interpretation
Related Special Collections at Victoria University Library
Each of these includes Bloomsbury related material:
- Clive Bell
- Quentin Bell
- Bloomsbury Group and Hogarth Press Collection
- Catharine Carrington
- Kenneth Clark
- Duncan Grant
- Jennie Huie
- Mary Coyne Rowell Jackman
- S.P. Rosenbaum
- R.C. Trevelyan
- Woolf/Bloomsbury Group/Hogarth Press Ephemera Collection
- Leonard Woolf
- Virginia Woolf Collection
- J. Howard Woolmer
Related Exhibitions at Victoria University Library
In 1997 the library mounted “Bloomsbury:Books, art and design,” an exhibition based on its Virginia Woolf collection.
In 2007 the exhibition Virginia & Co. was mounted to celebrate the 125th birthday of Virginia Woolf
Related Resources
International Virginia Woolf Society
International Virginia Woolf Society Conference Proceedings from Clemson University Digital Press