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MacNeice, Louis, 1907-1963. Louis MacNeice collection, 1926-1959.

Title: Louis MacNeice collection, 1926-1959.

The collection contains handwritten and typed letters from Louis MacNeice to various friends and colleagues and a manuscript review of George Johnston's translation of The Saga of Gisli. The correspondents include Adrian Green-Armytage who was a good friend of MacNeice's while at Merton and is also a cousin of Graham Greene. There is also a letter from MacNeice to Melville Hardiment with reference to a BBC program that MacNeice was involved in, future projects with Hardiment, and consulting fees.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear feet : (in 1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122654149 View

Turnbull, Gael. Gael Turnbull papers, 1965-1973.

Title: Gael Turnbull papers, 1965-1973.

Letters of Turnbull to Melville Hardiment, relating to personal and literary matters, and a few poems and essay (1965) on Basil Bunting.

ArchivalResource: .10 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28420460 View

Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972. C. Day Lewis letters and poems, 1926-1971.

Title: C. Day Lewis letters and poems, 1926-1971.

The collection consists of some seventy-five items, including thirty-two letters to Denys Kilham Roberts, circa 1926-circa 1944, chiefly asking for advice on publishing agreements. Also includes other correspondence, postcards, and manuscript poems, including eighteen letters on Chatto and Windus letterhead, 1948-1971, chiefly responses to prospective authors or about his own work, including to Margaret Stanley-Wrench, Melville Hardiment, and James Butt. Other recipients include John Montgomery, John St. John, Dear Ede, Dear Raymond, and the Author's World Peace Appeal; topics include his poetry, his trip to Russia, and responses to various requests. Poems include Cat and Lines from a work in progress. Also includes printed sermon preached at Saint Mary's, The University Church of Cambridge, 1968, with the title, The work of the spirit, the creative spirit.

ArchivalResource: 75 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61104056 View