Literary manuscripts and correspondence of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, with some similar material by his sister, Elizabeth Gibson, and holiday diaries by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and Alfred C. Phillips. 1902-1971.

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Literary manuscripts and correspondence of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, with some similar material by his sister, Elizabeth Gibson, and holiday diaries by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and Alfred C. Phillips. 1902-1971.

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Comprises: (a) 5 boxes of autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of Wilfrid Gibson's poems and plays, and some groups of correspondence between Gibson and various literary figures and publishers, written between 1902 and 1950, together with typed lists of the material as sold by Bertram Rota. Box 5 includes some autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of Elizabeth Gibson's poems, press cuttings containing obituaries of Wilfrid Gibson, and a collection of carbon typescript material for a memorial volume in tribute to Lascelles Abercrombie; (b) 11 vols of autograph manuscript and typescript letters from Wilfrid Gibson to Dorothy Una Ratcliffe 1927-1958, including a few poems and photographs; (c) 6 vols of autograph manuscript poems by Wilfrid Gibson, including, 'The Golden Room poems, 1925-27', 'The Alert', 'Islands', 'Challenge', 'Coldknuckles', and 'The Searchlight'; (d) 2 vols containing typescript diaries of a cruise to see the Scottish gardens on the West Coast arranged by the National Trust 12-18 May 1955 on board the ship 'Lady Killarney', one written by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, the other written by Alfred C. Phillips, including some black and white photographs. Wilfrid Gibson was one of the passengers.

5 boxes and 19 vols; manuscript, typescript, photographs, and press cuttings.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938

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Lascelles Abercrombie M.A. was born in 1881, and was the sixth son of William Abercrombie of Cheshire. He was educated at Malvern College, and at the Victoria University, Manchester; his education was chiefly scientific. He soon became well-known as a poet and a man of letters; from 1919-22 he was Lecturer in Poetry at the University of Liverpool, leaving there to become the Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, where he stayed until 1929 when he left to take up a Professor...

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una, 1891-1967

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Gibson, Elizabeth, 1869-1931.

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Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson, 1878-1962

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Poet Wilfrid Wilson Gibson was born and raised in northern England; he was home schooled and never attended college, and was considered mild and reclusive. A prolific poet, his verse evolved over time; his early work was inspired by Tennyson, while his mature poems were direct and dramatic. He was often associated with the Georgian movement, distinguished by realism and sentimentality. Many of his later poems show a social awareness, focussing on the working class and commonplace experiences. He...

Phillips, Alfred C., fl. 1955.

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