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Letters from Robert and (Mary) Monica Bridges

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MS. Eng. d. 2044
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Letters from Robert and (Mary) Monica Bridges. Comprising:

  1. (fols. 1-8) Letters from Robert Bridges, 1901-1917, the second enclosing (fol. 5) a holograph poem 'Vivamus', [1902], with a note (fol. 6) by John Buxton, n.d.
  2. (fols. 9-12) Letters from Monica Bridges to Charles Wilson, 1925-1928
  3. (fols. 13-14) Letters from Monica Bridges to John Buxton, 1940
  4. (fols. 15-17) A letter from Monica Bridges to Marjorie Buxton, 1941

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1941

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. d. 2044

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 6965

Abstract

Letters from Robert and (Mary) Monica Bridges.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930) was Poet Laureate 1913-30. (Mary) Monica Bridges (1863-1949) was his wife. Details are given in G.L. McKay, "A Bibliography of Robert Bridges" (1933) and the Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequeathed by John Buxton, 1989.

Title
Letters from Robert and (Mary) Monica Bridges
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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