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The British Library holds printed materials related to Elizabeth von Arnim, including some important manuscripts of Elizabeth von Arnim’s correspondence. The most substantial holding for scholars is in the Macmillan Archive, but a few letters from Elizabeth also appear in the library’s manuscript holdings:

Title: MACMILLAN ARCHIVE. Vols. CLXIV, CLXV. Correspondence with Countess M. A. von Arnim, afterw. Countess Russell; 1898-1936, n.d. Two volumes.
Collection Area: Western Manuscripts
Reference: Add MS 54949-54950
Creation Date: 1898-1936
Extent and Access:
Extent: 2 items
Contents and Scope:
Contents:
Mary Annette Russell, formerly Von Arnim; alias ‘Elizabeth von Arnim’; wife (1916) of John, 2nd Earl Russell: Correspondence with Macmillan and Co.: 1898-1936, n.d.
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Additional letters held in the British Library’s manuscript collection:

Add MS 54267 – ff. 148, 198, 229, 230 Mary Annette Russell, formerly Von Arnim; alias ‘Elizabeth von Arnim’; wife (1916) of John, 2nd Earl Russell: Letters to T. A. Guthrie: circa 1930, 1933, 1934.

Add MS 54266 – f. 214 Mary Annette Russell, formerly Von Arnim; alias ‘Elizabeth von Arnim’; wife (1916) of John, 2nd Earl Russell: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: 1912(?)

Add MS 50844 – THIRTEEN LETTERS OF ‘KATHERINE MANSFIELD’ [Kathleen Murry née Beauchamp] (d. 1923) to her cousin, Mary Annette, 3rd wife of John Francis Stanley Russell, 2nd Earl Russell; 1921-1922.

In addition, for printed material you could have a search of our Explore the British Library Catalogue, although this will mostly be secondary literature.