The Vera Brittain Archive in Mc Master University Library Part I, II & III (Complete) by Smart, Terry, Charlotte Stewart and Norma Smith - 1977

Hamilton, ON: Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University, 1977 Book. Very Good +. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Part I: xii, 101pp, list of b&w illustrations, foreword by William B. Ready, introduction, A. Major Published and Unpublished Manuscripts; B. Contributions to Books; C. Juvenilia; D. Journals and Diaries; E. Scrapbooks and Albums; F. Lectures. Part II: viii, 123 pp, list of b&w illustrations and photographs, preface, G. Published -- Articles, Pamphlets, Book Reviews and Letters to the Editor. Part III: vii, 115 pp, list of b&w illustrations, preface, H. Subject Listing of Published and Unpublished Articles, Book Reviews, and Letters to the Editor; I. Unpublished Articles, Book Reviews and Letters to the Editor; Addenda to Parts I and II.. Compiled by Terry Smart and Charlotte Stewart, with the assistance of Norma Smith. Research News series, Vol. 4, Nos. 3, 4 and 5 (1977-1979). "Vera Brittain, writer, lecturer, pacifist, and feminist, was born on 29 December 1893 at Newcastle-under-Lyme. She went up to Somerville College, Oxford in 1914 but left to serve as a VAD nurse in World War I. She returned to Oxford after the war where she became friends with Winifred Holtby, a budding novelist. She married George Catlin in 1925 and became the mother of two children. Her most well-known book is Testament of Youth (1933) about her experiences in World War I. During World War II she was a leading member of the Peace Pledge Union. She died in London on 29 March 1970." Some pencelled marginala marks. Part III has a slightly warn spine taped at the bottom. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Paperback journal..