In 2013, Loren and Frances Rothschild donated their Evelyn Waugh archive to The Huntington. Now, their gift is celebrated in a symposium which brings together researchers, editors, and archival practitioners to explore the biographical and disciplinary significance of the new holdings. The symposium is a collaboration between The Huntington, the Evelyn Waugh Society, and the UK-based Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project. The conference was held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
From Evelyn: Books as Gifts
Naomi Milthorpe delivers a talk titled “From Evelyn: Books as Gifts.” This talk was included in the session titled “The Rothschild Collection.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 35 minutes, 14 seconds
“Round the Cultural Water Wheel”: On ‘Brideshead Revisited,’ Scholarship, Criticism, and Good Taste
Lewis MacLeod from Trent University delivers a talk titled “‘Round the Cultural Water Wheel’: On ‘Brideshead Revisited,’ Scholarship, Criticism, and Good Taste.” This talk was included in the session titled “Edited Collections.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 39 minutes, 34 seconds
Closing Remarks by Barbara Cooke
Barbara Cooke delivers the closing remarks to “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 38 minutes, 39 seconds
Treasures of a Lifetime’s Collecting
H.R. Woudhuysen from Lincoln College, Oxford, delivers a talk titled “Treasures of a Lifetime’s Collecting.” This talk was included in the session titled “Collections on Show.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 42 minutes, 8 seconds
Visions and Revisions: What Can the Editing of Waugh’s Texts Tell Us?
Ann Pasternak Slater from St. Anne’s College, Oxford, delivers a talk titled “Visions and Revisions: What Can the Editing of Waugh’s Texts Tell Us?” This talk was included in the session titled “Edited Collections.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 43 minutes, 5 seconds
City of Aquatint: Curating Evelyn Waugh’s Oxford
Barbara Cooke delivers a talk titled “City of Aquatint: Curating Evelyn Waugh’s Oxford.” This talk was included in the session titled “Collections on Show.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 39 minutes, 52 seconds
To Hell and Back: Editing Waugh’s Ninety-Two Days
Douglas Lane Patey from Smith College delivers a talk titled “To Hell and Back: Editing Waugh’s Ninety-Two Days.” This talk was included in the session titled “The Rothschild Collection.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 38 minutes, 39 seconds
John Howard Wilson and the Evelyn Waugh Society
Patrick Query and Jonathan Pitcher, co-editors of “Evelyn Waugh Studies,” deliver a talk titled “John Howard Wilson and the Evelyn Waugh Society.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/7/2017 • 16 minutes, 49 seconds
Welcome by Steve Hindle
Steve Hindle from The Huntington welcomes participants and attendees to “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Waugh as Reviewer: Catholic and Catholic Tastes
Nigel Wood from Loughborough University delivers a talk titled “Waugh as Reviewer: Catholic and Catholic Tastes.” This talk was included in the session titled “Waugh Recommends.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Happy Surprises: The Novel as Art, as Revealed in Evelyn Waugh’s Reviews 1928-1931
Donat Gallagher from James Cook University delivers a talk titled “Happy Surprises: The Novel as Art, as Revealed in Evelyn Waugh’s Reviews 1928-1931.” This talk was included in the session titled “Waugh Recommends.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 32 minutes, 57 seconds
Waugh and the Profession
Robert Murray Davis from University of Oklahoma delivers a talk titled “Waugh and the Profession.” This talk was included in the session titled “Waugh’s Life in Archives.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 27 minutes, 55 seconds
Editing the Complete Works: Textual Policy
Martin Stannard from University of Leicester delivers a talk titled “Editing the Complete Works: Textual Policy.” This talk was included in the session titled “Compiling the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 42 minutes, 20 seconds
Remarks by Chip Long
Chip Long from Portland State University delivers remarks for “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
5/6/2017 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
Whatnots and Whatnot: Evelyn Waugh and Victorian Aesthetics of Ornamentation
Richard Oram, former associate director of Harry Ransom Center, delivers a talk titled “Whatnots and Whatnot: Evelyn Waugh and Victorian Aesthetics of Ornamentation.” This talk was included in the session titled “Waugh’s Life in Archives.”
Part of “Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector,” a conference held at The Huntington May 5–6, 2017.
