Douglas, Keith Castellain, active 1925-1965, poet and author, d1944

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creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 188). Letters from Douglas, chiefly addressed to his mother, Mrs Marie J. Douglas; 1926-1944. Partly typewritten and airgraph. Some copies. Included is an imperfect letter from Mrs Douglas, circa July 1941 (ff. 187-188) an..., 1926-1944 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. II. 'Alamein to Zem Zem'; circa 1943-1944. Autograph. Fair copy, with revisions, of the war-diary published post-humously (1946) under the above title. For drafts of passages see Add. 60586, ff. 3, 12-20. Douglas's own illustrati..., approximately 1943-1944 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Correspondence and papers of Keith Castellain Douglas; 1926-1965. Autograph, typewritten and airgraph. Some French. The papers supplement Add. 53773-53776 and the description of those MSS. includes general bibliographical information...., 1926-1965 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS: poems, prose-writings, drawings, paintings and correspondence of Keith Castellain Douglas (d.1944); 1933-1944. Mainly autograph and typewritten drafts. See also Add. 56355-56360, 57977, 59833-59835, 60585-60589 and 61938-61939. For a ..., 1933-1944 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. ii+21). Exercise book containing autograph fair copies of his poems; circa 1934-1936. The poems are arranged in three groups, entitled 'Earlier efforts' (ff. 1-2v), 'Transitional Stage' (ff. 3-12v) and 'Later Style'..., approximately 1934-1936 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XXI (ff. ii+8). Exercise book incorporating an autograph fair copy of one poem, 'The Rich Cripple Dying' (f. 1), and drafts in pencil of another (ff. 4v-5v); circa 1936-1937. Including several pencil sketches by Douglas of ..., approximately 1936-1937 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XVI. Prose, etc., of Keith Douglas; 1937-circa 1944. ff. 20. 312 x 220mm. 1. f. 1. Notes for and partial draft of an essay on 'Words', written on an Oxford entrance examination paper; Dec. 1937. 2. ff. 2-11. Notebook compri..., 1937-1949 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. VOLS. XII-XIV: material supplementing Add. 53773-53776 (Vols. I-IV), 56355-56360 (Vols. V-X) and 57977 (Vol. XI); 1925-1962. See also Add. 60585-60589 (Vols. XV-XIX). 59833-59834 purchased from Mrs Marie J. Douglas, 28 Oct. 1976..., 1925-1962 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence files: concerts and general; 1946-48 (ff. 187).includes:f. 1 Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Prime Minister: Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: J. N. Henderson, of the ..., 1946-1948 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XII (ff. 64). Correspondence of and relating to Douglas; 1925-1962. Partly typewritten, airgraph. This volume comprises correspondence (ff. 1-43) of Douglas with his family and friends; 1925-1944; together (ff. 44-64) with ..., 1925-1962 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XI. Ten letters of Keith Douglas to Margaret Stanley-Wrench; 1938-1943. Partly typewritten and airgraph. Supplementing Add. 53773-53776, 56355-56360, 59833-59835, 60585-60589, 61938 and 61939. For two airgraph letters of Mi..., 1938-1943 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. IX. School exercise books of Douglas; circa 1933-1937. See also Add. 59834 and 61938-61939. The contents include drafts of three poems, 'Famous Men' (56359 B, f. 14), 'Menippus in Sussex' (56359 F, ff. 5v, 6v, 8v, 9v) and 'Song' ..., approximately 1933-1937 British Library
creatorOf FF. Letters from Keith Douglas (b.1920, d.1944) to Brenda Jones, journalist; 8 July-4 Aug. 1943, n.d. Three autograph letters and two airgraphs. Also a Christmas card. Letters written while he was on service during World War Two in Palestine and Afri... British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 107). Poems and short-stories, etc., by Douglas; 1930-1943. Autograph and typewritten. Of the poems included here, only 'Code Words: An Ode in Code' (ff. 56-58), circa May-June 1943, remains unpublished; while three shor..., 1930-1943 British Library
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 DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. I. Poems, etc.; 1935-1944. Autograph and typewritten drafts, and airgraphs. See also Add. 56355, 56357, 56359, 56360, 60585, 60586, 60589, 61938 and 61939. All the poems in these volumes have been published, except for some draft..., 1935-1944 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Drawings and paintings. ff. 17. British Library arrangment. Items mounted separately in a portfolio.Keith Castellain Douglas, poet and author; d.1944: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Drawings, sketches and paintings ... British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. 107). Six school exercise-books, etc.; 1933-1937, n.d. Included are (ff. 98-103) drafts of two school essays and (ff. 104-107) the remains of a notebook that was used for poems. For further prose and related items..., 1933-1937 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. III, pt.2. Drawings and paintings, including: (a) illustrations for 'Alamein to Zem Zem';-(b) two self-portraits in pencil; 1939, 1944. ff. 18, 19. ff. 19. British Library arrangment. Items mounted separately in a portfolio.Keit..., 1939-1944 British Library
creatorOf KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS Vols. XV-XIX: supplementary to Add. 53773-53776 (Vols. I-IV), 56355-56360 (Vols. V-X), 57977 (Vol. XI), 59833-59835 (Vols. XII-XIV), 61938 and 61939. Purchased of Desmond Graham through the Arts Council of Great Britain, 8 March ..., 1930-1956 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. X. 'Book Diary'; circa 1937-1939. Included are notes on books read by Douglas at Christ's Hospital, the deleted text of an unpublished poem beginning 'There is a time when moonlight like a lady' (f. 12), a draft of 'Villanelle of..., approximately 1937-1939 British Library
creatorOf DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. III, pt.1. Miscellaneous illustrations. Partly printed and photographs. Included are illustrations for 'Alamein to Zem Zem' (ff. 61-71) and pen and ink drawings and cover-designs for an unpublished collection of poems, entitled '... British Library
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