Elizabeth Jennings letters and poetry manuscripts undated

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Elizabeth Jennings letters and poetry manuscripts undated

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The Elizabeth Jennings letters and poetry manuscripts consists of a small collection of undated materials relating to twentieth century British poet Elizabeth Jennings.

.33 linearfeet; (12 items)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-2001

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Elizabeth Joan Jennings was born on July 18, 1926, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, to Henry Cecil Jennings, a medical officer of health, and Helen Mary Turner. Raised as a Roman Catholic, she attended Rye St. Antony School and later Oxford High School. When Jennings was thirteen years old she discovered poetry, first struck by Chesterton's The Battle of Lepanto. She found early encouragement in teachers and an uncle, himself a poet. Jennings studied English at St. Anne's College, Oxford from 1...