British Library: Western Manuscripts Arthur Conan Doyle Papers (1867-1970) (Add MS 88924) Table of Contents Arthur Conan Doyle Papers (1867–1970) Key Details........................................................................................................................................ 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................................... 1 Provenance........................................................................................................................................ 1 Add MS 88924/1 Correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle and his family (1867–?1968)............................ 2 Add MS 88924/2 Literary Manuscripts of Arthur Conan Doyle (1870–1929)............................................. 46 Add MS 88924/3 Lectures, Essays and Critical Writings by Arthur Conan Doyle (1879–c 1920)................ 55 Add MS 88924/4 Spiritualism related material (1896–1931)................................................................... 57 Add MS 88924/5 Diaries of Arthur Conan Doyle (1891–1928)................................................................ 76 Add MS 88924/6 Papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle's education (1872–1876)................................... 94 Add MS 88924/7 Printed Material (1912–1963)..................................................................................... 97 Add MS 88924/8 Personal Papers (1843–1930).................................................................................... 99 Add MS 88924/9 Political Material (1900–1916).................................................................................... 111 Key Details Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924 Creation Date 1867-1970 Extent and Format 179 files Access Conditions Unavailable as awaiting conservation Title Arthur Conan Doyle Papers (1867-1970) Former Internal Reference Dep. 10227-10230 Scope and Content Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs and personal papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle and his family. Arrangement Series 1 Correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle and his family 1867-?1968Series 2 Literary Manuscripts of Arthur Conan Doyle 1870-1929Series 3 Lectures, Essays and Critical Writings by Arthur Conan Doyle 1879-c 1920Series 4 Spiritualism related material 1896-1931Series 5 Diaries of Arthur Conan Doyle 1891- 1928Series 6 Papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle's education 1872-1876Series 7 Printed Material 1912- 1963Series 8 Personal Papers 1843-1930Series 9 Political Material 1900-1916 Provenance Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Immediate Source of 'The Adventures of the Retired Colourman'; 'The Stark Munro Letters'; Over Acquisition 800 letters of Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary and miscellaneous diaries and other papers were given to the Library at the bequest of Dame Jean Conan Doyle (Lady Bromet). Papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle's education; Conan Doyle's unpublished first novel; Fragment and notes about 'The Stark Munro Letters'; Papers relating to politics; Mary Doyle's letters to her son Arthur; Arthur's letters to his brother Innes Doyle; Miscellaneous family correspondence; Arthur Conan Doyle's general correspondence; Jean Conan Doyle's general correspondence; General correspondence of Adrian Conan Doyle were purchased by the Library at Christie's, London on the 19th of May 2004. Arthur Conan Doyle's letters to Gerard Christie; Letters from J.M. Barrie to Arthur Conan Doyle; Correspondence on Spiritualism; Arthur Conan Doyle's letters to Lottie Doyle, Lily Loder-Symonds, Ralph Blumenfield, Stratton Bulnoise, R. Hemingsley, H. Greenhough Smith and various correspondents; Letters from James Ryan to Arthur Conan Doyle; Two autobiographical letters were purchased through Christie's London subsequent to the sale of the 19th of May 2004. Page 1 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1 Correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle and his family (1867-?1968) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1 Creation Date 1867-?1968 Extent and Format 72 files Title Correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle and his family (1867-?1968) Scope and Content Correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle between family and friends as well as general correspondece. Includes the correspondence of Jean Conan Doyle, Denis Conan Doyle and Adrian Conan Doyle. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/1-26 Family correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle (1867-1928) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/1-26 Creation Date 1867-1928 Extent and Format 26 files Title Family correspondence of Arthur Conan Doyle (1867-1928) Scope and Content Letters to and from Arthur Conan Doyle and members of his family. Includes letters from Arthur to his brothers and sisters, his mother and father, his sister-in-law and brother-in-laws, uncles and anuts as well as members of the his second wife's family. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 2 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/1-18 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (1867-1920) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/1-18 Creation Date 1867-1920 Extent and Format 18 files Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (1867-1920) Scope and Content Autograph letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle shared almost every aspect of his life with his mother and in these letters they discuss Arthur's personal relationships, his medical career, his literary career, financial matters, the rest of the family, their health, politics and many other subjects. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/1 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Oct 1867-Jul 1870) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/1 Creation Date Oct 1867-Jul 1870 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Oct 1867-Jul 1870) Scope and Content 48 autograph letters, 2 of the letters have had the bottom part torn away, 1 letter is missing the first page. The letters cover Arthur’s time at Hodder House School, Lancashire. Written between the ages of 8 and 11. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 3 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/2 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Sep 1870-Dec 1872) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/2 Creation Date Sep 1870-Dec 1872 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Sep 1870-Dec 1872) Scope and Content 40 autograph letters and cards and 5 envelopes. 3 of the letters are incomplete. The letters cover Arthur’s time as a pupil at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. Written between the ages of 11 and 13. In 88924/1/3 there are some undated letters, place marked ‘Stonyhurst’ which may be from 1870-1872. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/3 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1873-Jul 1875) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/3 Creation Date Jan 1873-Jul 1875 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1873-Jul 1875) Scope and Content The letters cover Arthur’s time at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. Includes his trip in 1874 to London to stay with his Uncle Dick. 50 autograph letters, 2 fragments and 3 envelopes. 1 letter with part torn away. Includes several undated letters which are place marked ‘Stonyhurst’ but may be from 1870-1875. Also includes a piece of autograph writing by Arthur about Kirby Lonsdale, possibly copied out from a book, which was originally with Arthur Conan Doyle’s letters to his mother. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 4 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/4 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Sep 1875-Dec 1880) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/4 Creation Date Sep 1875-Dec 1880 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Sep 1875-Dec 1880) Scope and Content 40 autograph letters and 1 fragment. The letters cover Arthur’s time at Feldkirck College, Switzerland, on board the whaling ship the S.S. Hope sailing around Greenland, and his time at Clifton House, Birmingham. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/5 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1881-Dec 1882) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/5 Creation Date Jan 1881-Dec 1882 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1881-Dec 1882) Scope and Content 31 autograph letters. 3 letters have pages missing. The letters cover Arthur’s time at Clifton House, Birmingham and Bush Villas, Southsea. Sent from: Clifton House, Birmingham; Mersey River, S.S. 'Mayumba'; Elliott Terrace, Plymouth; Gravelly Hill, Birmingham; 1 Bush Vilas, Southsea; Bellevue. 1 letter has been started by Arthur's younger brother Innes Doyle and finished by Arthur. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 5 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/6 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1883-Dec 1884) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/6 Creation Date Jan 1883-Dec 1884 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1883-Dec 1884) Scope and Content The letters cover Arthur’s time at Bush Villas, Southsea where he had a medical practice. 43 autograph letters. 4 of the letters are missing a page. Sent from: 1 Bush Villas, Southsea; Clifton House, Birmingham. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/7 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1885-Nov 1892) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/7 Creation Date Jan 1885-Nov 1892 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1885-Nov 1892) Scope and Content 43 autograph letters. 2 of the letters have parts missing. Sent from: Bush Villas, Southsea; Hotel Kummer, Vienna; Pension Bonfort, Vienna; 12 Tennison Road, South Norwood; Kirriemuir, Edinburgh. Includes 2 letters from Arthur written together with his wife Touie. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 6 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/8 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle, undated ([1880-1889]) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/8 Creation Date [1880-1889] Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle, undated ([1880-1889]) Scope and Content Undated letters from 1880s. Mainly addressed from Bush Villas, Southsea. 24 autograph letters. 7 letters have parts missing. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/9 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1893-[Oct] 1896) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/9 Creation Date Jan 1893-[Oct] 1896 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1893-[Oct] 1896) Scope and Content 48 autograph letters, 1 envelope. 6 letters with parts missing. Letters sent from: 12 Tennison Road, South Norwood; The Reform Club, Pall Mall; Liverpool; Kurhaus Hotel, Davos, Switzerland; Belvidere Hotel, Davos, Switzerland; 1017 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts; The Continental Hotel, New Jersey; Parker House, Boston; The Aldine Club, 75 Fifth Avenue, New York; Moreley's Hotel, Trafalgar Square; Grand Hotel, Maloja, Switzerland; Grand Hotel Victoria, Glion sur Montreux; Grand Hotel, Caux; Nile Steamboat Services; Mena House Hotel, Cairo; Isola di Gaiola, Naples; Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 7 2022-11-17 Add MS 88924/1/10 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1897-Dec 1899) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/10 Creation Date Jan 1897-Dec 1899 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1897-Dec 1899) Scope and Content 56 autograph letters and 3 envelopes. 1 letter has a page missing. Sent from: Greyswood Beeches; Morlands; the Reform Club, Pall Mall; Cliveden, Maidenhead; Claremont, Eastbourne; Royal Links Hotel, Cromer; Hotel Albermarle, Piccadilly; Morely’s Hotel, Trafalgar Square; Undershaw; The Cottage, Teffont Evias; The Royal Hotel, Buxton. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Add MS 88924/1/11 Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1900-Dec 1901) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Add MS 88924/1/11 Creation Date Jan 1900-Dec 1901 Extent and Format 1 file Title Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle (Jan 1900-Dec 1901) Scope and Content 40 autograph letters and 1 envelope. 3 of the letters have parts missing. Sent from: Undershaw; 6 Stanhope Terrace, Hyde Park; The Langman Hospital, South African Field Force; Morely's Hotel, Trafalgar Square; Lord's Cricket Ground, London; Waverley Temperance Hotel, Edinburgh; The Athenaeum, Pall Mall; The Reform Club, Pall Mall; Ashdown Forest Hotel, Sussex; 16 Buckingham Street, London. Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Page 8 2022-11-17