Includes:
- (fols. 1-5) a letter from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt to Augusta, Lady Gregory, 1893
- (fols. 6-15) three letters from Blunt to William Maas, 1911
- (fols. 18-19) a letter from Lady Anne Blunt to Mrs Loftie, 1882
- (fol. 20) a carbon typescript letter to the Sunday Telegraph by Ralph B. Weller [unpublished], 1979
- (fols. 23-38) newspaper cuttings, 1911-1979, including obituary notices and articles concerning Blunt’s Will, 1922-1923
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1979
Extent
38 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8175, fols. 1-2].
Please see our help page for further guidance on citing archives and manuscripts.
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 8175
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11727
Abstract
Papers relating to Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 1882-1979.
Biographical / Historical
Wilfred Scawen Blunt (1840-1922) was an English poet and writer.
Custodial History
The papers were given to the Bodleian with a collection of printed books, including a first edition of Blunt’s The Love Sonnets of Proteus (1881), from the library of André Raffalovich. A letter of 17 January 1887 from Blunt to Raffalovich is pasted on the recto of the first blank leaf, shelfmark Vet. A7 e. 338.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Ralph B. Weller, 2002.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Papers relating to Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Rachael Gardner
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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