P.G. Wodehouse
(P.G. Wodehouse Collection/Vanderbilt Special Collections and University Archives)
A new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries celebrates the rich world and colorful characters created by popular 20th-century British writer P.G. Wodehouse.
“Blandings, Jeeves, and Psmith: The Worlds of P.G. Wodehouse,” curated by Special Collections and University Archives, commemorates the formal dedication of the P.G. Wodehouse Collection at Vanderbilt University. The exhibit is in the fourth-floor lobby of Central Library in wall cases stretching from the Reading Room to Suzie’s Food for Thought Café. Most of the items featured in the exhibit were generously donated to the Heard Libraries by members of The Wodehouse Society and include rare first editions of published works and artifacts owned by Wodehouse.
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) became one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His most famous characters—the dimwitted Bertie Wooster, his wise valet Jeeves, the loquacious Psmith, the denizens of Blandings Castle, and the tale-telling Mr. Mulliner—continue to populate a variety of entertainment media in print, film, stage and television long after the author’s death.
The exhibit will be on display through November 2024 and is also available virtually. For questions about the exhibit or the Wodehouse collection, please contact Teresa Gray.