[Vwoolf] Purple ink??

[Mark Hussey]

Hi Elisa (& what a great find Nicola!!) - most of The Hours ('Mrs
Dalloway') holograph is in Woolf's favored purple ink, with some in black
and a little in blue. Her corrections on the American proof are also in
purple ink.
I would think letters might be the way to ferret out earliest use but I
haven't done that sleuthing myself... rattling around in my brain is a
description of those letters returned to VW by Violet Dickinson. I'll see
if I can track that down.
all the best, mark

On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM stringsOf Light via Vwoolf <
vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> By the way, speaking of purple, Caroline Vega from NYPL, who curated in
> 2022 the exhibition “Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind” chose any text on Woolf
> to be purple, keeping in mind that it was Woolf’s favorite colour for
> writing. From: Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+stringsoflight=hotmail. co. uk@
> lists. osu. edu>
> By the way, speaking of purple, Caroline Vega from NYPL, who curated  in
> 2022 the exhibition “Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind” chose any text on Woolf
> to be purple, keeping in mind that it was Woolf’s favorite colour for
> writing.
>
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> *From:* Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+stringsoflight=hotmail.co.uk at lists.osu.edu>
> on behalf of stringsOf Light via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
> *Sent:* 11 April 2025 13:07
> *To:* Nicola Wilson via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>; Woolf List <
> VWOOLF at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>; Elisa Sparks <sparks at clemson.edu>;
> Nicola Wilson <n.l.wilson at reading.ac.uk>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwoolf] Purple ink??
>
> Dear Elisa Someone might know it on this server but if not NYPL is the
> best place to ask. You will most likely be able to receive both answers
> from them. And if you do please share it with us, it would be interesting
> to know. Best of luck. From:
> Dear Elisa
>
> Someone might know it on this server but if not NYPL is the best place to
> ask.
> You will most likely be able to receive both answers from them. And if you
> do please share it with us, it would be interesting to know.
>
> Best of luck.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+stringsoflight=hotmail.co.uk at lists.osu.edu>
> on behalf of Nicola Wilson via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
> *Sent:* 11 April 2025 07:38
> *To:* Elisa Sparks via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>; Woolf List <
> VWOOLF at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>; Elisa Sparks <sparks at clemson.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwoolf] Purple ink??
>
> Dear Elisa, We have recently found evidence of Woolf’s purple pen in the
> Hogarth Press archives up to Feb 1940 - on the stock cards! Taking account
> of the figures… This is very exciting as it gives a real indication of
> Woolf’s presence at the
> Dear Elisa,
>
> We have recently found evidence of Woolf’s purple pen in the Hogarth Press
> archives up to Feb 1940 - on the stock cards! Taking account of the
> figures… This is very exciting as it gives a real indication of Woolf’s
> presence at the Press and corroborates the kind of information on figures
> she tracks in the diaries.
>
> Esther Folkersma who has been working on these cards has written a blog on
> this:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://modernistarchives.com/content/the-colour-purple-finding-virginia-woolf-in-the-hogarth-press-stock-value-cards__;!!KGKeukY!z1Z1S0q_a4M37HRYizQ1juUBVQNfZnpa0EKzjVeKZWIuKd5KTra3oCnK9aIF-FlMeYf0wXk0f43Ji5K4vpNxSPbjD2Obww$ 
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>
> Ab
> Nicola
>
>
> Dr Nicola Wilson
> Associate Professor in Book and Publishing Studies
> English Literature, School of Humanities, Edith Morley, Whiteknights, PO
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> *From:* Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces at lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Elisa Sparks
> via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
> *Sent:* 11 April 2025 01:38
> *To:* Woolf List <VWOOLF at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> *Subject:* [Vwoolf] Purple ink??
>
> Dear All—
> I have a question about Woolf’s use of purple ink.  I have read Paula
> Maggio’s helpful reposting of Matthew Holliday’s twitter feeds about
> Bloomsbury inks.  I want to know: did she use purple ink throughout her
> life?  I know that the MS’s of Between the Acts are largely typed rather
> than written.  Did she use purple ink at any point in correcting the MS?
> Did she by any chance ever use a purple typewriter ribbon?
>
> Mrs Dalloway holograph is in purple ink, right?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Elisa
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