Editing H. G. Wells (section)

==Literary papers==
In 1954, the [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] purchased the H.{{nbsp}}G. Wells literary papers and correspondence collection.<ref name="library.illinois.edu">{{cite web|title=H.{{nbsp}}G. Wells papers, 1845–1946 {{pipe}} Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |url=https://archon.library.illinois.edu/rbml/?p=collections/findingaid&id=10&q=&rootcontentid=63270 |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Rare Book & Manuscript Library Manuscript Collections Database}}</ref> The university's [[The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)|Rare Book & Manuscript Library]] holds the largest collection of Wells manuscripts, correspondence, first editions and publications in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois |url=https://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/Wellsdesc.html |access-date=2022-12-29}}</ref> Among these is unpublished material and the manuscripts of such works as ''The War of the Worlds'' and ''The Time Machine''. The collection includes first editions, revisions and translations. The letters contain general family correspondence, communications from publishers, material regarding the Fabian Society, and letters from politicians and public figures, most notably [[George Bernard Shaw]] and [[Joseph Conrad]].<ref name="library.illinois.edu"/>