Papers of John Masefield mainly relating to the 1963 award of the Queen's Medal for Poetry
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 256
Held at the Weston Library
Includes notes, voting papers and letters from:
- (fols. 1-6) Walter de la Mare, 1941-1951
- (fols. 35-40) David Cecil, 1963
- (fols. 41-56) Nevill Coghill, 1962-1963
- (fols. 57-61, 93-4) Cecil Day-Lewis, 1963-1964
- (fols. 62-8) Helen Gardner, 1962-1963
- fols. 69-72, 95-6) Siegfried Sassoon, 1963-1964
- (fols. 73-81) Laurence Whistler, 1962-1963
- (fols. 90-2) William Plomer, 1963
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1967
Extent
98 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 256
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 14921
Abstract
Papers of, John Masefield mainly relating to the 1963 award of the Queen's Medal for Poetry
Biographical / Historical
John Edward Masefield (1878-1967) was a poet. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Diana Daniels, 1969.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Papers of, John Masefield mainly relating to the 1963 award of the Queen's Medal for Poetry
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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