Correspondence and papers of Robert North Green-Armytage, mainly letters to him from Walter de la Mare.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1956
Extent
1.8 Linear metres (12 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 839, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. c. 839-850
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15629
Abstract
Correspondence and papers, 1918-56, of Robert North Green-Armytage, lawyer and book collector, mainly letters to him from Walter de la Mare.
Biographical / Historical
Robert North Green-Armytage (fl 1918-1956) was a lawyer and book collector.
Custodial History
Many of the letters were found loosely inserted in books in Green-Armytage's library and were removed by the donor after Green-Armytage's death. The books were subsequently offered for sale by George's of Bristol in 1988, together with a few typescripts of poems and letters from de la Mare that remained in the books. A list of letters removed from the books is at MS. Eng. lett. c. 850, fol. 98.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given, with two photographs of de la Mare (MS. Photogr. c. 11, fols. 41-2) by Mrs. E.L. Green-Armytage, 1987.
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Robert North Green-Armytage, 1918-56
- Status
- Published
- Date
- 2002
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Conversion to EAD supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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