Richard Church letters and related material, 1930-1970.

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Richard Church letters and related material, 1930-1970.

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The collection consists of seven items, including: five letters to Geoffrey Grigson, 1963-1970, chiefly commenting on Grigson's work, some of which had been reviewed by Church, and some personal observations, including a lamentation over changes in the English countryside; clipping announcing the release of Church's first novel, Oliver's Daughter, circa 1930; note, to Dear Sir, undated, included with a copy of Church's early poem, The Ship, accompanying a signed handwritten copy of the poem, and a later typed transcription.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6902259

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-1985

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Geoffrey Grigson was born at Pelynt, Cornwall and educated at Oxford. Though he published well-received poetry, he was better known as a critic and literary journalist. He was the founder of the modernist periodical New verse, 1933-1939, and wrote books on art, literature, and nature, and edited several anthologies. From the description of Geoffrey Grigson letter to Geoffrey Elborn, 1976 May 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 63664441 ...

Church, Richard, 1893-1972

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British author and poet. From the description of Letter, 1942 May 2. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853286 Richard Church was a British author and critic, known as a poet and as a writer for young people. Born in the Battersea dictrict of London, he was educated at public schools in Dulwich and at sixteen took a job with the civil service, where he remained for twenty-four years. He published a considerable amount of poetry, then began writing fiction; ...