Papers and letters of Georgiana M. May concerning Rudyard Kipling
Papers and letters of Georgiana M. May concerning Rudyard Kipling, including (fol. 2) two autograph poems by Kipling, 'Amours de voyage', and 'A murder in the compound', printed in Echoes (Lahore, 1884).
20 leaves.
Dates
- Creation: c.1890-1893
Extent
20 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 43, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 43
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16259
Abstract
Papers and letters of Georgiana M. May concerning Rudyard Kipling, including (fol. 2) two autograph poems by Kipling.
Biographical / Historical
Georgiana Marion May, née Craik (1831-1895) was a British writer. (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was a British writer and poet.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46466.
Custodial History
Fol. 2 given by Kipling to Mrs. May, and given by her to Rebekah Owen.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to the Library by Mrs. W. Heelis, 1942.
Subject
- Title
- Papers and letters of Georgiana M. May concerning Rudyard Kipling
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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