T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot correspondence with Houghton Library, 1946-1964.

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T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot correspondence with Houghton Library, 1946-1964.

Correspondence between the American poet T.S. Eliot and William Alexander Jackson of the Houghton Library, Harvard.

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In 1938 Keyes D. Metcalf, Librarian of Harvard College and Director of the Harvard University Library (1937-1955), proposed a separate library building for rare books and manuscripts. Through the generosity of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Harvard Class of 1929, Harvard became the first American university to construct a separate research facility for the housing and study of rare books and manuscripts. The Houghton Library, dedicated and opened in 1942, won major architectural awards and became a mo...

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Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard University.. From the description of William A. Jackson diplomas and certificates, 1927-1962. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663976597 Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard. From the description of William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldC...

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Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard University.. From the description of William A. Jackson diplomas and certificates, 1927-1962. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663976597 Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard. From the description of William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldC...

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