Editing George Orwell (section)

=== Archive ===
In 1960 Orwell's widow Sonia deposited his papers on permanent loan to [[University College London]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=UCL Special Collections |title=George Orwell Papers: Acquisition |url=https://archives.ucl.ac.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ORWELL |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=UCL Archives Catalogue}}</ref> The collection contains Orwell's literary notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts of his work, personal and political diaries, correspondence and family material.<ref name=":3" /> Since the initial donation the papers - now known as the George Orwell Archive - have been supplemented by further donations from family, friends and business associates.<ref name=":3" /> Orwell's son Richard Blair has purchased additional material for the collection since its inception; in 2023 Blair was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from University College London for his contributions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UCL |date=14 September 2023 |title=UCL awards 2023 Honorary Degrees and Fellowships |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/alumni/news/2023/sep/ucl-awards-2023-honorary-degrees-and-fellowships |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=UCL Alumni |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UCL Special Collections |date=6 December 2021 |title=Important letters donated to the George Orwell Archive |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news/2021/dec/important-letters-donated-george-orwell-archive |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=Library Services |language=en}}</ref>

University College London also holds an extensive collection of Orwell's books, including rare and early editions of his works, translations into other languages and titles from his own library.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UCL Special Collections |date=23 August 2018 |title=Orwell Book Collection |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/a-z/orwell |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=Library Services |language=en}}</ref>