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Correspondence of Dame Helen Gardner

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MS. Eng. lett. c. 782, fols. 48-60

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Correspondence of Dame Helen Gardner, 1959-1984, comprising letters from:

  1. (fol. 48) J. Dover Wilson, 1959
  2. (fols. 49-51) Helen Gardner to J. Dover Wilson, 1959
  3. (fol. 52) W.H. Auden, 1970
  4. (fol. 53) Colin [-], 1971
  5. (fols. 54-55) Geoffrey Keynes, 1971
  6. (fols, 56-57) Willard [-], 1971
  7. (fol. 58) John Robert Lee, 1984
  8. (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].

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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

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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