* Den övervägande delen av samlingen utgörs av en deposition från Mårbackastiftelsen, som inkom till Kungliga biblioteket under slutet av 1940. Detta efter att Nils Afzelius, förste bibliotekarie i KB (på dödsboets advokat Eva Andén begäran) gjort en genomgång av Selma Lagerlöfs litterära kvarlåtenskap - såväl på Mårbacka som i hennes hem i Falun.
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SUMMARY IN ENGLISH:
The Lagerlöf collection is one of the most important manuscript collections at KB, the National Library of Sweden. It covers about 70 shelf metres, and primarily consists of letters and manuscripts. The main part of the collection is a bequest from the Mårbacka Foundation.
In her will drawn up in 1933, Selma Lagerlöf stipulated that her manuscripts and letters should be deposited at KB. In April 1940, shortly after Lagerlöf´s death, librarian (and distant relative) Nils Afzelius was asked to arrange her literary legacy. To the sound of gunfire from across the Norwegian border, he put the bundles of papers at Mårbacka in order. Later on that same year the papers were transferred to the library.
The collection includes about 40,000 letters to Lagerlöf from all sorts of people: friends, relatives and colleagues as well as people in need. The letters reflect social and economic conditions in the first few decades of the 20th century. The Lagerlöf manuscripts at KB illustrate the author´s production of literature. They mainly consist of preliminary work, which enables us to follow her thoughts and intentions.
One of the most precious items is the manuscript of The Story of Gösta Berling, which the library acquired in 1935. (Translation: Wendy Davies)