Collection Level Description
Collection of 133 manuscript and typescript letters from 34 correspondents to Otto Kyllmann (d. 1958), senior partner of the publishing firm, Constable & Co., with typescript copies of 16 of his letters to various correspondents, and one note in his hand; the whole collection spanning the period 1900-1957 and arranged chronologically.
Collection of 133 manuscript and typescript letters from 34 correspondents to Otto Kyllmann (d. 1958), senior partner of the publishing firm, Constable & Co., with typescript copies of 16 of his letters to various correspondents, and one note in his hand; the whole collection spanning the period 1900-1957 and arranged chronologically. Correspondents include the former British Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) and James Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937), the diplomats, Robert Gilbert Vansittart (1881-1957) and Sir Horace Rumbold (1869-1941), and the journalists and writers, Charles Whibley (1859-1930), Henry Spenser Wilkinson (1853-1937) and James Garvin (1868-1947). 10 letters from the suffragette writer, Beatrice Harraden (1864-1936) to Kyllmann can also be found. Subjects discussed in the letters relate principally to publishing and literary matters with passing comments on personal relations and current affairs of the time. One particular strain concerns the increasing unease felt by some in regard to political developments in Germany during the 1930s and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Letters from Kyllmann's cousin,, Dr Walter Simons (1861-1937), President of the German Supreme Court at this time, are particularly enlightening. The collection also contains a number of additional miscellaneous papers relating to Whibley, Wilkinson, Simons and Vansittart, with three Reuters News sheets, June 1934
Strengths
The strength of this collection lies in the series of letters written to Kyllmann during the first half of the 20th century. A mixture of business and personal matters and observations, the letters provide a valuable insight into life during this time.
Physical characteristics
Approx. 165 items consisting mainly of correspondence and other text-based documents
Description or Catalogue
Helen Waddell Collection (MS18) compiled by Mary T. Kelly (QUB, 1981)
Collection Dates
1900-1957
Additional Details
Names:
MacDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937Rumbold, Horace, Sir, 1869-1941
Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
Simons, Walter, 1861-1937
Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, Baron, 1881-1957
Whibley, Charles, 1859-1930, scholar, critic and journalist
Wilkinson, Henry Spenser (1853-1937), military historian and journalist
Waddell, Helen, 1889-1965
Subjects
History, Politics
Geographic Coverage
Britain, Europe, Ireland
Languages
English, German
Custodial Information
Legal Status
Queen's University Belfast has legal ownership of this collection.
Accrual
Accrual Policy: Closed
Accrual Method: Donation
Owner
MISS MARY M. MARTIN AND DESCENDANTS
Biography/History
Resident - Banbridge, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Niece of the academic, Helen Waddell (1889-1933).
Collector
KYLLMANN, OTTO (D. 1958)
Biography/History
Senior partner in the London publishing firm, Constable & Co. during the early 20th Century.
Role
Publisher