Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1956-1967.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1956-1967.

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Consists of four letters from John Masefield: one dated 1956 to Neda Westlake of the University Library; one dated 1957 to the Friends of the University Library; one dated 1960 to Gaylord P. Harnwell, president of the University of Pennsylvania (1953-1960); and one dated 1967 to the Friends of Van Pelt Library, declining an invitation to attend a reception on 11 May 1967. This last letter was received a few days after Masefield's death.

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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...

University of Pennsylvania. Friends of the University Library.

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University of Pennsylvania. Libraries

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The University of Pennsylvania Library dates to 1749 with a gift of books from Richard Jackson, a London lawyer and politician. Within a few years, Benjamin Franklin and William Smith donated additional volumes. In 1784 Louis XVI of France presented the Library with 100 volumes. When the University moved from its Fourth and Arch Streets location to its present West Philadelphia address in 1872, the Library was housed on the first floor of College Hall. By 1890, the Library's 55,000 ...

Friends of the Charles Patterson Van Pelt Library.

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Harnwell, G. P. (Gaylord Probasco), 1903-1982

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Physicist, college president, educator and author; B.S., Haverford College, (1924), M.A. and Ph.D., Princeton U., (1926, 1927); faculty, Princeton U., (1928-1938); faculty, Dept. of Physics, U. of Pennsylvania, (1938-1975); President, U. of Pennsylvania (1953-1970); notable for his research and writings in atomic and nuclear physics and acoustics as well as for his leadership in numerous civic, scientiFIC and educational organizations and institutions. From t...

Westlake, Neda M.

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