Correspondence of Dame Helen Gardner, 1959-1984, comprising letters from:
- (fol. 48) J. Dover Wilson, 1959
- (fols. 49-51) Helen Gardner to J. Dover Wilson, 1959
- (fol. 52) W.H. Auden, 1970
- (fol. 53) Colin [-], 1971
- (fols. 54-55) Geoffrey Keynes, 1971
- (fols, 56-57) Willard [-], 1971
- (fol. 58) John Robert Lee, 1984
- (fol. 60) Ann Thwaite, 1984
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1984
Extent
13 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 782, fols. 48-49].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 782, fols. 48-60
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23586
Abstract
Correspondence of Dame Helen Gardner.
Biographical / Historical
Dame Helen Louise Gardner (1908–1986) was a literary scholar. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Wystan Hugh Auden (1907–1973) was a poet and writer. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (1887–1982) was a surgeon and literary scholar. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
John Robert Lee (b 1948) is a poet, writer, journalist and librarian.
Ann Thwaite (b 1932) is a writer. For further details see Who's Who.
John Dover Wilson (1881–1969) was a literary scholar and educationist. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in Dame Helen Gardner's books (given to the Library 1987) and transferred from the Department of Printed Books, Feb 1987.
- Title
- Correspondence of Dame Helen Gardner
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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