Papers relating to the work of Isaac Rosenberg, 1890-1918 1922-1966, 1982

Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

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Poet and writer Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was born on 8 September 1886 at Weirleigh, near Matfield in Kent. His mother, Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, was from a prominent family of sculptors and artists, while his father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, came from a wealthy Jewish merchant family. His father left home when he was seven and died soon after, so Siegfried and his brothers, Michael and Hamo, were raised solely by their mother. Educated at Marlborough College (1902-4), Sassoon read law at Cl...

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), a poet, critic, editor, and playwright, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B. A. in 1909 and an M. A. in 1910 from Harvard, where he also pursued a doctoral degree in philosophy. In 1915, he married Vivienne (Vivien) Haigh-Wood. He completed his dissertation in 1916 while living in England and submitted it to Harvard, but was unable to defend it. He was literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist. In the Spring 1917, he publishe...

Gertler Mark 1892-1939

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Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943

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Laurence Binyon was an English writer. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Laurence Binyon fonds. [1941]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660202804 Binyon was born Aug. 10, 1869 in Lancaster, England; British Museum official for 40 years, as well as art historian, critic, translator, playwright, and poet; author of numerous works on art, including Painting in the Fa...

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953

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Aldous Huxley was a British novelist, short-story writer, playwright, screenwriter, literary and social critic, and poet. From the guide to the Aldous Huxley collection of papers, 1915-1973, 1915-1963, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Winston Churchill's private secretary. From the description of Letter, [19--] Aug. 1 : to Mrs. Earle. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24758114 ...

Plomer, William, 1903-1973

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William Plomer was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, librettist, and songwriter. From the description of William Plomer collection of papers, 1921-1973. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122575712 From the guide to the William Plomer collection of papers, 1921-1973, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) William Plomer was born in South Africa and educated in England. After ...

Gertler Marjorie Wife of Mark Gertler, Painter

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Wynick Annie fl. 1900-1940

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These materials were created by Gordon Bottomley and Denys Harding

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Isaac Rosenberg was born in Bristol in 1890, moving to East London in 1897. This promising early literary and artistic career was cut short by his death in 1918 whilst fighting in the 1914-1918 War. From the guide to the Papers relating to the work of Isaac Rosenberg, 1890-1918, 1922-1966, 1982, (University of Bristol Special Collections) ...

Harding Denys Wyatt 1897-1993

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Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948

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Gordon Bottomley was an English author, known primarily for his verse plays. Born in Yorkshire, he took a job as a bank clerk, but had to give it up due to a tubercular condition, which contributed to his comparatively quiet life. He was an accomplished poet, and devoted himself to reviving the art of verse drama, writing some thirty plays, almost all of them in verse. He remains a gifted and visionary Georgian author. Bottomley married painter Emily Burton, and their home, The Sheiling, was a p...

Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918

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Isaac Rosenberg was a British poet known especially for his poems about the First World War. From the description of Isaac Rosenberg collection of papers, 1912-1950 bulk (1912-1937). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533682 From the guide to the Isaac Rosenberg collection of papers, 1912-1950, 1912-1937, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Sydney Schiff wrote under the pen-name Ste...