Fraser, G.S. (George Sutherland), 1915-1980

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George Sutherland Fraser (8 November 1915 - 3 January 1980) was a Scottish poet, literary critic and academic. He was born in Glasgow and attended University of St. Andrews. During World War II he served in the British Army in Cairo and Eritrea. He was published as a poet in Salamander, a Cairo literary magazine. After the war he became a prominent figure in London's literary circles, working as a journalist and critic. Together with his wife Paddy he made friends with a host of literary figures, from the intellectual leader William Empson to the eccentric John Gawsworth. He worked with Ian Fletcher to have Gawsworth's Collected Poems (1949) published. His direction was that of the traditional man of letters (soon to become extinct). In 1949 he accepted the job of replacing Edmund Blunden as Cultural Adviser to the UK Liaison Mission in Tokyo. This ended badly when he suffered a breakdown in 1951 while in Japan. He became a lecturer at the University of Leicester in 1959, where he was an inspiring teacher, remaining there until retirement in 1979. He died a year later.

From the description of Selected papers of G.S. Fraser, 1965-1968. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 298239365

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creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni : Class 1919 Alumni Notes, OAC Review, v.34, no.3, Nov.1921, p.118-120. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Fraser, Paddy. Letter : Leicester, [Eng.], to Patrick Scott, Columbia, S.C., 1984 May 8. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 245). Letters, etc., addressed to Douglas and his mother; 1936-1965. Autograph, typewritten and airgraph. Some French. The writers include Edmund Blunden and T. S. Eliot. Many of the letters, agreements and accounts relat..., 1936-1965 British Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. College life, OAC Review, v.30, no. 4, Dec. 1917, p.166-169. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni : changes in graduate list, Dec. 5, 1930, OAC Review, v.43, no.4, Dec.1930, p.175, 177. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Finlay, Ian Hamilton,. Ian Hamilton Finlay correspondence, 1962-1969. A-F. The Sage Colleges Libraries
referencedIn William Empson papers Houghton Library
creatorOf STOPES PAPERS. Vol. LIV (ff. 152). 1. ff. 1-33v. Lieut. William Rose; 1938-1939. 2. ff. 34-54. Warren S. Tute; 1939-1942. 3. ff. 55-152. Sir John Waller, Bart.; 1939-1958.Art. Photographs: Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, ballet dancer: Photograph of a ..., 1938-1958 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XVIII. Poems of Douglas; before 1951. Two copies of Douglas's poems, showing slight variants, as prepared for Collected Poems (1951) by Richard March, with corrections and revisions in the hands of March, John Waller and G.... British Library
referencedIn Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970. John Gawsworth collection. [1931-1970]. University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
referencedIn Papers of G. S. Fraser, 1940-1981 Reading University : Special Collections Services
creatorOf Fraser, G. S. (George Sutherland), 1915-1980. Selected papers of G.S. Fraser, 1965-1968. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Grad Photos Class '21, OAC Review, v.33, no.11, July 1921, p.540-546. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.40, no.3, Nov. 1927, p.89, con't on p.vi. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970. Poems transcribed by his friends for John Gawsworth, with a triptych by Nina Hamnett, 1946-1954. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Papers of Robert Graves: Correspondence (arranged by correspondent), c1909 to 2004 St John's College, Oxford
referencedIn Oscar Williams papers concerning The war poets, 1944-1945. Houghton Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XIX. Collected Poems of Keith Douglas (1951), revised carbon copy of the text prepared by John Waller and G. S. Fraser; circa 1951. Typewritten.ff. 132. 330 x 205mm.Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet; poet and author: Tex..., approximately 1951 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XVII. Letters, etc., of and relating to Keith Douglas; circa 1941-1944. Partly typewritten copies.ff. 116. 257 x 201mm. 1. ff. 1-16. Letters of Douglas to T. S. Eliot, M. J. Tambimuttu and J. C. Hall relating to his poetry;..., 1936-1952 British Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.32, no. 2, Oct. 1919, p.82-84. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Arlott, John. Manuscripts (ca. 19) of poems, many related to World War II, 1937-1969. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn John Lucas Literary Collection, c1930-1993 Loughborough University Archives
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XV. Poems of Keith Douglas; 1935-1944. Typewritten, with autograph revisions. The collection includes the only known manuscripts of (ff. 11, 151) 'The Deceased', (ff. 2, 42, 71) 'Distraction', (f. 75) 'Gender Rhyme' and (f...., 1930-1955 British Library
referencedIn Poetry mss., 1954-2002 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni : from '21 newsletter, OAC Review, v.34, no.7, Mar. 1922, p.311-312. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
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correspondedWith Durrell, Lawrence person
correspondedWith Empson, William, 1906-1984 person
associatedWith Fraser, Paddy. person
associatedWith Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970. person
associatedWith Graves, Robert Windham, 1858-1934 person
associatedWith G. S. Fraser person
correspondedWith Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977 person
associatedWith Lucas, John., 1937- person
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correspondedWith Pringle, Alan person
correspondedWith Thomas, Alan G. person
associatedWith Williams, Oscar, 1900-1964 person
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Death 1980-01-03

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