Papers of R.L. Mgroz 1902-1959

Lay Cecil Howard 1885-1956

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Cecil Howard Lay, the Suffolk poet, painter, and architect, was born in the village of Aldringham on 3 April 1885. His father, who came from an Essex sea-faring family, was the village schoolmaster for forty years. C.H. Lay was educated at the Queen Elizabeth School at Ipswich and the Architectural Association, London. He was elected an Associate of the R.I.B.A. in 1912 and a Fellow in 1925. After visits to Belgium and Holland to study paintings, he returned to live in Aldringham until his death...

Massie, Chris

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Ross, Ronald, Sir, 1857-1932

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British physician, specialist in tropical diseases. From the description of Papers, 1923-1957, [bulk 1930-1932]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35315438 Sir Ronald Ross, 1857-1932, began his career in 1881, in the Indian Medical Service. In 1888, after studying public health and bacteriology, he concentrated on determining the cause of malaria in India. From 1895 to 1898 Ross studied mosquitoes and the malarial parasite plasmodium. He succeeded in demonstrating the p...

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956

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Walter De la Mare (1873-1956) was a British poet, novelist, short story writer, critic, essayist, anthologist, dramatist, and a prolific writer of children's poetry and fiction. From the description of Papers of Walter De la Mare, 1923-1956. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584933 Mégroz was the early biographer of de la Mare. From the description of Letter, c. 1923, to R.L. Mégroz. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Mégroz, R. L. (Rodolphe Louis), 1891-1968

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Adcock, Arthur St. John, 1864-1930

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British writer and journalist; editor of the London-based periodical The Bookman. From the description of Correspondence from Morley Roberts, 1914. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 613983354 English author, biographer, and journalist. From the description of Letter, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367558406 Arthur St. John Adcock was a prolific British man of letters with diverse talents. Born in London and privately educate...

Cumberland, Marten

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Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969

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Viola Garvin, literary editor of the Observer 1926-1942, and daughter of James Louis Garvin, editor of the Observer 1908-1942. From the description of Letter, 1940 October 21, Renishaw Hall, N. Sheffield to Viola Garvin. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 37429151 English poet and satirist. From the description of Letter : Cyprus, to Maurice [Baring], 1935 Feb. 15. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). Wor...

Moult Thomas 1893-1974

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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...

Palmer, Herbert E. (Herbert Edward), 1880-

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x000316 Poet, literary critic, lecturer. From the description of Papers, 1918-1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34370456 From the description of Herbert Palmer papers, 1918-1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 68796018 Herbert Edward Palmer, lyric and narrative poet and critic, was born in Market...

R. L. Mgroz

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Rodolphe Louis Mgroz was born in Pimlico on 2 August 1891, the eldest son of Rodolphe Frederick Mgroz, a valet, and his wife Alice. He later characterised his ancestry as a mix of Pyrenean brigands and East Anglian farmers. Before Mgroz was 10 his father had died but his education was continued in various institutions including the Gordon Boys Home. In 1908, when he was 17, he joined Farrow's bank in London as a clerk, learned shorthand and accounts and in 1911 rose to the position ...