Papers, 1929-1959.

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Papers, 1929-1959.

Papers chiefly relating to John Cowper Powys (1872-1962) and acquired from him by a collector, Rex Dennis Parady, including mss. and correspondence of John Cowper, Theodore Francis, Llewelyn, and Laurence Powys, newspaper clippings, portraits, and photos. Includes portfolio of wood-engravings by Gertrude Mary Powys, artist and sister of John Cowper Powys, and correspondence between John Cowper Powys and Parady in which Powys identifies various items.

2 boxes and 1 oversize folder.

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Parady, Rex Dennis

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Powys, Gertrude M. (Gertrude Mary)

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Epithet: artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000213 ...

Powys, Laurence

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Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963

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English novelist, essayist, and lecturer. From the description of Letter, 1934 Dec. 12, Dorchester, England, to John P. Waters, Cambridge, Mass. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365010 From the description of Correspondence, with Alan Dakers, 1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364799 From the description of Letter, 1944 July 18, Cae Coed, Corwen, Wales, to Ada McVickar, New York. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 3436480...

Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939

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Llewelyn Powys (1884-1939) came from a family of distinguished British writers, and wrote a wide variety of works, including essays, a biography, a novel, travel books, works of popular philosophy and propaganda, autobiographical memoirs, and "an imaginary autobiography." Married in 1924 to Alyse Gregory, managing editor of the Dial magazine, and a well-known and well-connected New York novelist and essayist, Powys generally divided his active career between the U.S. and his beloved Dorset. He d...

Powys, Theodore Francis, 1875-1953

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Theodore Francis Powys was the brother of Lewelyn Powys (1884-1939). From the guide to the Papers of Theodore Francis Powys, 1928, 1928, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections) Theodore Francis Powys was a member of the literary Powys family. He left his farm in Suffolk at the age of twenty-six to retire to the small village of East Chaldon and write. Living like a hermit, he wrote novels, short stories, and fables. His works...

Powys family.

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British literary family. From the description of Papers, 1929-1959. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28420310 ...