<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="unprocessed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv01313</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Seymour, Beatrice Kean, Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers <num>Ms.1985.011</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2014 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 13:37:18 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="naf">Seymour, Beatrice Kean</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms.1985.011</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.2 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 box</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1936/1939" type="inclusive">1936-1939</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_c5bb680faca048e3d26be0ac14d43cd5" label="Abstract">Beatrice Kean Seymour (1886-1955) was a British author. The collection consists of the original manuscript of her novel <emph render="italic">The Happier Eden</emph> (1937) and two letters.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_6fce9f95c9285b27b44b71473ded9fd8">The materials in the collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_f2e45ffc599aaffc10955da241d9f590">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. See <a target="_blank" href="https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/watch/record_detail.cfm?contactid=2834&amp;IndivID=2882&amp;ArtistID=6601">WATCH File for Beatrice Kean Seymour</a> for information about rights-holders.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_e759ef7fa6eea96909439046f8bc5727">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers, Ms 1985-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_1bda3a40931617c537698cd8c95a6ff2">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1986.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2002.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_68de075e76fd0e5f63c504c7216b972f">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>Beatrice Kean Seymour (1886-1955) was a British author, whose works include <emph render="italic">Invisible Tides</emph> (1919), <emph render="italic">But Not For Love</emph> (1930), and <emph render="italic">The Happier Eden</emph> (1937).</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers consist of the original manuscript of her novel <emph render="italic">The Happier Eden</emph> (1937), inscribed on the first page by Seymour, "First draft--begun at Headley, Hampshire, 10th July 1936." It is heavily revised and corrected with extra passages added. The collection also contains three letters, two of which relate to the manuscript and one about the break-up of her marriage.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85147304" source="lcsh">Women -- History</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Authors, American -- 20th century</subject>
    <genreform authfilenumber="sh 85016973" source="lcsh">British literature</genreform>
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