Archive of John Masefield, collected by Diana Daniels, consisting of:
- Correspondence, 1920-1960;
- Copies and drafts of poems, 1902-1965;
- Essays and lectures, c. 1921-1963;
- Autobiographical notes;
- Four pocket diaries of Judith Masefield, 1923, 1928, 1935, and 1938, with a pocket-book containing drawings of horses by her, 1920.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1902-1967
Extent
0.63 Linear metres (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. poet. d. 194, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. poet. d. 194-5, e. 116-21; Eng. lett. c. 255; Eng. misc. d. 657-8, e. 602, f. 398
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13811
Abstract
Archive of John Masefield (1878-1967).
Biographical / Historical
John Edward Masefield (1878-1967) was a poet. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 46427-43.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from Diana Daniels in 1969.
- Title
- Catalogue of the papers of John Masefield collected by Diana Daniels
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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