Joyce Cary letter, note, and holiday greeting card, 1952-1953.

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Joyce Cary letter, note, and holiday greeting card, 1952-1953.

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The collection consists of three items: note, unsigned and unaddressed, 15 Dec. 1952, extending an invitation and mentioning Kenneth's lecture; letter to Kenneth Murdock, 9 Oct. 1953, lamenting that as much as he would like to lecture at Harvard, his time is not his own and he will be unable at this time, with a post-script about the birth of his second god-daughter; signed holiday card, unaddressed and undated, with an image of angels and shepherds from the Book of Hours, published by the Bodleian Library.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Murdock, Kenneth Ballard, 1895-1975

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Murdock graduated from Harvard in 1916; taught English at Harvard and served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. From the description of Papers of Kenneth B. Murdock, 1932?-1971 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973140 ...

Cary, Joyce, 1888-1957

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Joyce Cary was a British author, best known as a novelist. Born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and raised in England, Cary was a sickly youth who showed a talent for writing and painting; he studied art, but questioned his ability and quit to attend Trinity College, Oxford, instead. He served with the Red Cross during the Balkan War, and joined the Nigerian Political Service, spending his spare time reading and writing. He found initial success with short fiction, and as he began to write nov...