| Document Reference | La B |
| Title | Papers of Louie Burrows, 1904-1962, in the D.H. Lawrence Collection |
| Date | 1904-1962 |
| Extent | 4 boxes |
| Abstract | The collection contains papers collected by Louie Burrows, the fiancée of D.H. Lawrence from 1910-1912. It includes Lawrence's letters to Louie Burrows, as well as correspondence between Louie Burrows and others, and a small number of literary manuscripts. |
| Level | SubFonds |
| Access Conditions | Access to surrogate copies is available to all readers. Readers requiring access to the original papers must seek permission in advance. |
| Admin History | Louisa ('Louie') Burrows (1888-1962), who served as the prototype for Ursula in Lawrence's novel, 'The Rainbow', grew up in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. She knew Lawrence as a fellow student at the Pupil-Teacher Centre at Ilkeston and at the Day Training College of University College, Nottingham. They became close friends, and were engaged in 1910. After Lawrence broke off the engagement and eloped with Frieda Weekley in 1912, Louie Burrows continued her career as a teacher in Leicestershire. She married Frederick Heath in 1940, shortly before she retired. |
| Custodial History | Louisa Burrows retained her regard for Lawrence throughout her life, and collected material in preparation for a memorial. The papers with document references La B 1 - La B 246 were acquired by the University of Nottingham in 1966, and the papers with document references La B 247 - La B 248 were acquired in 2021. |
| Description | The bulk of the collection consists of the pre-1912 correspondence from D.H. Lawrence to Louie Burrows, including his period as a teacher in Croydon and the time of his mother's illness and death. Other correspondents include Jessie Chambers, Ada Lawrence and Nina Stewart. Several original Lawrence literary manuscripts are present, together with a small number of letters addressed to Lawrence by various writers. |
| MgtGroup | Personal papers |
| Literary and cultural records |
| MgtSubGroup | Private papers |
| D H Lawrence |
| Arrangement | The collection is arranged primarily by form, into literary manuscripts, correspondence and miscellaneous papers. The correspondence is listed chronologically, by correspondent. |
| Language | English |
| French |
| Term | English literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
| FindingAids | Copyright in all Finding Aids belongs to the University of Nottingham.
In the Reading Room, King's Meadow Campus:
Typescript Catalogue, 21 pp
At the National Register of Archives, The National Archives, Kew:
Typescript Catalogue, 21 pp
Online:
Catalogue available through the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue. This electronic catalogue supersedes, and is more detailed than the typescript catalogues, and users are advised to refer to the online catalogue in preference to the printed versions. |
| Copyright | Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). |
| ReprodnNote | Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents. |
| Publication Note | J.T. Boulton, 'Lawrence in Love' (Nottingham, 1968) and 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' ed. J.T. Boulton, vol. 1 (Cambridge University Press, 1979).
See item level records for publication references for individual literary manuscripts. |