Virtue, Vivian, 1911-1998
Variant namesVivian Lancaster Virtue was a poet, translator, and broadcaster. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 13 November 1911, and died in London, England, in 1998. Upon completing his education, he became employed as a clerk in the Department of Public Works. He was the assistant secretary and librarian of the Poetry League of Jamaica and was later elected vice-president. Virtue was also a founder member and later vice-president of the Jamaican Center of the International PEN Club and a member of the Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain).
From the description of Vivian Virtue papers, 1932-2000. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 48822674
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| creatorOf | Virtue, Vivian, 1911-1998. Vivian Virtue papers, 1932-2000. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Jean Wagner papers, 1945-1983 (inclusive), 1957-1963 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Anthony, Michael, 1930- | person |
| associatedWith | Guiterman, Arthur, 1871-1943, | person |
| associatedWith | Hearne, John, 1937- | person |
| associatedWith | Heredia, José-Maria de, 1842-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, | person |
| associatedWith | Manley, Edna, | person |
| associatedWith | McKay, Claude, 1890-1948, | person |
| associatedWith | PEN (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Poetry League of Jamaica. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wagner, Jean, 1919- | person |
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| Jamaican poetry |
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Birth 1911
Death 1998
English,
Spanish; Castilian,
French
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