Osbert Sitwell correspondence and compositions, 1950-1967.

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Osbert Sitwell correspondence and compositions, 1950-1967.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00771/catalog

Abstract

Contains correspondence of English authors Osbert and Edith Sitwell from friends in their literary, artistic, and social world as well as compositions by them.

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2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

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eng,

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Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6383908

Houghton Library

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Sitwell, Edith Louisa, Dame, 1887-1964

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Edith Sitwell was born on September 7, 1887 in Scarborough, England to Sir George Reresby Sitwell, fourth Baronet, and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison. In 1913, one of her earliest poems, “Drowned Suns”, was published in The Daily Mirror. Three years later, Sitwell began editing Wheels, an anthology of new verse that sparked controversy among conservative critics. In the 1920s, Sitwell and her two brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, became known for their avant-garde literary work. Sitwell ...

Acton, Harold, 1904-1994

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Harold Acton was a British writer and scholar. His works include The Last Medici (1932), The Bourbons of Naples, 1734-1825 (1956), and two memoirs, Memoirs of an Aesthete (1948) and More Memoirs of an Aesthete (1970). Acton lived in China from 1933 to 1939, during which time he supported himself by teaching English Literature and collaborated with others to translate various Chinese literary works. His translations include Glue and Lacquer: Four Cautionary Tales (1941) and ...

Masefield, John, 1878-1967

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The English poet, playwright and novelist John Masefield was born in 1878 in Ledbury. After running away to sea early (when he was thirteen) he settled in London from 1897 and devoted himself to writing. Later he moved to Oxford which was where he lived when most of the following collection was produced. Masefield became Poet Laureate in 1930 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. Among his more notable works are some early reflections of his maritime experiences in Salt Water Ba...

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Private art library collection; New York City, New York. Founded in 1924 when business tycoon, J.P. Morgan opened his home and private collection to the public. From the description of Pierpont Morgan Library records, 1682-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404272 ...

Butler, Renya.

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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...

Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972

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Poet, acting editor of The Dial magazine, 1925-1929. Born Marianne Craig Moore. From the description of Book manuscripts, 1935-1967. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122417395 From the description of Albums, [ca. 1905-1936]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524976 From the description of Family correspondence, 1848-1972, bulk 1905-1972. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540617 From the desc...

Dickson, Lovat, 1902-1987

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Sitwell, Reresby, 1927-

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Florence Alice Sitwell

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Sitwell, Lady Ida.

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Gielgud, John, 1904-

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Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996

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American ballet director, writer, and dance historian, 1907-1995. Lincoln Kirstein was born in Rochester, NY, educated at Harvard (B.A. 1929, M.A. 1930). He married Fidelma Cadmus, sister of artist, Paul Cadmus, in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army 1943-45. He co-founded School of American Ballet with George Balanchine and Edward M.M. Warburg in 1934. Participated in the founding and/or direction of American Ballet in 1935, Ballet Caravan 1936-41, Ballet Society in 1946, and became general direct...

Painter, George D. (George Duncan), 1914-2005

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Waley, Arthur, 1889-

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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012

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Gore Vidal was born Eugene Luther Gore Vidal in West Point, New York, on October 3, 1925, to Eugene Luther and Nina Vidal. Vidal shortened his name during his teen years to honor his maternal grandfather, with whom he lived for several years in the late 1930s. After his parents divorced, Vidal lived with his mother and her new husband in northern Virginia and attended a series of boarding schools. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1943, Vida...

Pacini, Piero

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Sieveking, Lancelot de Giberne, 1896-

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Sackville-West, Victoria, 1892-

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Wilkinson, R. F.

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Macmillan, Harold, 1894-1986

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Biographical/Historical Note Prime minister of Great Britain, 1957-1963. From the guide to the Harold Macmillan speech, 1960, (Hoover Institution Archives) Prime minister of Great Britain, 1957-1963. From the description of Harold Macmillan speech, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869741 Publisher and later British Prime Minister. From the description of Letter : London, to Ralph Ho...

Feliks Topolski

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Rizzoli, Arturo.

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Laurence, D.R. (Desmond Roger)

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the Spectator

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Wilson, Sandy, 1924-

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Severini, Jeanne.

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Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton, 4th earl of Lytton

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Guinness, Sir Alec, 1914-

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Brittain-Catlin, John.

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Christobel Mary Melville (Macnaghten) McLaren Aberconway

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Snow, Pamela

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Aberconway, Christobel Mary Melville (Macnaghten) McLaren, baroness, 1890-

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Wilton, Richard, 1827-1903

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Sitwell, Sacheverell

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Sitwell was a poet, critic and author of volumes of verses. He died in 1988. From the description of The parrot's voice snaps out=No good to contradict=What he says he'll say again: Dry facts, like biscuits, = : calligraphed illustration. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863289 Sacheverell Sitwell was an English author and critic. Born into an aristocratic and gifted family, he joined with his brother Osbert and sister Edith to help change the tastes of British society in a...

Moore, Henry Spencer, 1898-

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Wilton, Richard Cecil, 1864-1948

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O'Shaughnessy, Michael, 1912-

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Day-Lewis, Cecil, 1904-

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Sir Osbert Sitwell

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Ashton, Frederick, 1904-

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Richard Cecil Wilton

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Ruck, Berta, 1878-

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Sitwell, George Reresby, Sir, 1860-1943

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English gentleman; father of Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell, authors and poets. From the description of George Sitwell and family collection, 1927-1945. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969800 Title: 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x000157 ...

Newnham, Henry.

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Andrade, Lorna.

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Plomer, William, 1903-

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Whittaker, James

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Epithet: Censorship Liaison Officer with the British Forces in Iceland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0001d3 ...

Greenlees, Ian

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Sitwell, Erik.

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Senhouse, Roger.

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Senhouse was a partner and editor at the publishers Secker and Warburg, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group having been Lytton Strachey's lover. From the description of Roger Senhouse correspondence, 1919-1931 (bulk undated) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 85040415 Roger Senhouse was a translator of Colette and a partner in the publishing business Secker and Warburg. He was Lytton Strachey's sometime companion. Theodora Bosanquet was Henry James' secreta...

Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983

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English essayist, novelist and playwright. During World War II Nichols spent a year in India as a correspondent of the British syndicate of the Allied newspapers. From the description of Verdict on India : [London], [1944]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84554522 From the description of Verdict on India : [London], [1944]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146653 Novelist, playwright, journalist, composer, and political activist John Bev...

Osbert Sitwell correspondence and compositions, 1950-1967.

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