Sketchbooks kept by Geoffrey Grigson, 1944-1982 and n.d. [c.1940-1959]
File
MS. 23802/95
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises six sketchbooks containing drawings made in places including:
- 'Yorkshire Caves, Scale Force, Scilly, Isle of Wight, Co. Clare, Moher Cliffs', 1944-1947 and n.d. [c.1940-1947]
- 'Wales, Cardigan, Prescelly, Scowles of Bream, Boxwell, Shobdon', n.d. [c.1940]
- Spain, Austria, Hungary and France, 1980-1982. Also contains diary notes for 1982.
- Scilly, Wales, Rousham, Daglingworth, Naseby, Tees, High Force and Northumberland, 1959 and n.d. [c.1955-1959]. Also contains sketches of church monuments.
- 'Wiltshire, Dunwich, Essex', 1954 and n.d. [c.1950]
- 'Scilly, Grand Canary, Sweden, Skellig, Llanstephan, St. Agnes, Chysauster, Cliff Mines, Hartland, Blasket', 1946-1950 and n.d. [c.1946-1949]
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1982 and n.d. [c.1940-1959]
Extent
1 box (6 volumes)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 23802/95
Creator
- From the Collection: Grigson | Geoffrey Edward Harvey | 1905-1985 | poet and writer (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
