Siegfried Sassoon Collection, 1920-1934.

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Siegfried Sassoon Collection, 1920-1934.

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Correspondence consists of 17 autograph letters, dating from 1931 to 1934, between Sassoon and Thomas Balston of Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., Morchard Bishop, Raymond Mortimer and Arthur Waley. The writings include 8 individual autograph poems, a galley proof of This Glib Garland (1931), and drafts, mock-up, and proof copy of Poems by Pinchbeck Lyre (1931). Also included is a 1920 studio portrait of Sassoon inscribed to him by J.B. Pond.

1 half-size document box.

The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7080800

The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

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Poet and writer Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was born on 8 September 1886 at Weirleigh, near Matfield in Kent. His mother, Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, was from a prominent family of sculptors and artists, while his father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, came from a wealthy Jewish merchant family. His father left home when he was seven and died soon after, so Siegfried and his brothers, Michael and Hamo, were raised solely by their mother. Educated at Marlborough College (1902-4), Sassoon read law at Cl...

Balston, Thomas.

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Thomas Balston was a partner in Gerald Duckworth & Co., the Sitwells’ publisher. From the guide to the Thomas Balston Papers of the Sitwells, 1924-1960, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections) Epithet: partner at Gerald Duckworth and Company British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x0001e2 Thomas Balston (1883-1967) was director of the publi...

Waley, Arthur.

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English museum curator and translator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Camille Honig in Brazil, [1955] Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586277 ...

Mortimer, Raymond, 1895-1980

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Raymond Mortimer, English author and literary critic, was literary editor (1935-1947) of the NEW STATESMAN. From the description of Raymond Mortimer letters to Edward Sackville-West, 1925-1963. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 81643059 Mortimer was an English literary and art critic and editor. He was the literary critic for the "New Stateman" from 1935 to 1947, and later was the principal reviewer for the London "Sunday Times." From the descri...

Bishop, Morchard

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