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Papers of Anthony Mario Ludovici

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Identifier: Coll-733

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Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of three pieces of typescript material, being: "The confessions of an antifeminist", "The English countryside today", and the considerably shorter "Juvenile delinquency and sex".

Content warning

This collection includes discriminatory language and ideas which can cause offense.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1969

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright remains with Ludovici's estate.

Biographical / Historical

Anthony Mario Ludovici was born in London on 8 January 1882. He was privately educated both in England and abroad, and he became fluent in several languages. He started working life as an artist, and served as an artillery officer during 1914-1919, fighting in Armentieres and the Somme. Ludovici married Elsie Finnimore Buckley on 20 March 1920. He was a writer and translator of over 80 works. His writing includes Nietzsche: his life and works (1910), Woman: a vindication (1923), Lysistrata (1924) The future of woman (1936), Enemies of women (1947), and The quest of human quality (1952). Captain Anthony Mario Ludovici died on 3 April 1971.

Full Extent

1 box

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS 3121

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Material acquired from executors, in Diss, Norfolk, January 1997, Accession no. E97.6

Related Materials

The UK National Register of Archives (NRA), updated by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, notes these locations of Ludovici related material: letters, 1917-1932, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts; correspondence in Eugenics Society papers, 1927-1947, Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine; and, letters (32) to Francis Neilson, 1954-1961, Manchester University, John Rylands Library, Ref. Neilson.

Processing Information

Originally catalogued by Graeme D Eddie on ArchivesHub. Transferred to ArchivesSpace by Aline Brodin in April 2026.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Papers of Antony Mario Ludovici, 1960-1969
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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