Laing, Dilys, 1906-1960

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Writer, poet, artist; born, North Wales; educated in England and Canada; married Alexander Laing, a Dartmouth graduate and later professor of Belles Lettres, in 1936 and became an American citizen. Her work was admired by such contemporary poets as Robert Lowell.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1917-1960. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 242977947

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creatorOf Scott, Winfield Townley, 1910-1968. Papers, 1921-1966. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hart, Frederic. Perdita / music by Frederic Hart ; words by Dilys Bennett Laing. The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library
creatorOf Laing, Alexander, 1903-1976. Letters, 1946-1964, to Lewis and Sophia Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977. Paroles, 1948-1964. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
creatorOf Laing, Dilys, 1906-1960. Papers, ca. 1917-1960. Dartmouth College Library
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associatedWith Bennett family. family
correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 person
associatedWith Hart, Frederic. person
associatedWith Laing, Alexander, 1903-1976. person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977. person
associatedWith Scott, Winfield Townley, 1910-1968. person
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United States
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Authors, American
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Nahuatl language
Women artists
Women poets, American
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Birth 1906

Death 1960

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