A lot of people will know that the
Marshall Library of Economics contains quite extensive
archival materials.
Papers by and relating to Alfred Marshall (1842-1924) are one of the bigger parts of our manuscript and type-written collection. 22 archival boxes, various larger volumes and objects give a good picture of Marshall’s prolific life as a writer, academic, and author.
Whereas a fair amount of his writing was published, and some of
these publications are even available online, not all has been made available to the public. As with many authors who left us with a substantial quantity of writings, in Marshall’s case we have quite a few unpublished texts in our collection.
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| PG in May 2015 |
Very recently,
Philomena Guillebaud, Marshall’s great-niece, transferred ownership of
copyright to the Marshall Library. For most published works this is of little
significance, as the copyright of published texts by Marshall ran out on 31
December 1994 (70 years after his death); however, in the UK any
unpublished materials remain “in copyright” until 2039, a date set in 1989 to discontinue
perpetual copyrighting of unpublished writings.
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| PG and CG in May 2015 |
Thanks to Ms.
Guillebaud’s actions, the Marshall Library will now be in a position to respond
to scanning and copying requests, as well as to enquiries about publishing
unpublished materials, in a more direct manner. The Library is very grateful to
Ms. Guillebaud’s generous gift, and hopes that this will help the Marshall
Library to assist scholars better. If you have any interest in Marshall’s
papers, please
contact
us.
CG
