Letters from Walter de la Mare to Augusta Clark

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MS. Misc. 4, fols. 60-115

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Twenty-seven typescript and manuscript letters from Walter de la Mare to Augusta ('Gussie') Clark, 27 Oct 1938-9 Apr 1954, with (fols. 66-67) letter to Augusta Clark from Jubisca [Elfrida de la Mare], 19 Sep 1939.

Also includes signed Christmas card, n.d. (fols. 113-114); and black and white photograph of Colin de la Mare aged 9 months (fol. 115).

Dates

Creation: 27 Oct 1938-9 Apr 1954

Extent

55 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark:

MS. Misc. 4, fols. 60-115

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 24232

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters from Walter de la Mare to Augusta Clark, 27 Oct 1938-9 Apr 1954.

Biographical / Historical

Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was an author and poet. For further information, see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Sister Augusta ('Gussie') Clark was a nurse who looked after de la Mare at some point during the 1920s or early 1930s. She also helped look after the children of Walter de la Mare's son, Richard.