Correspondence of Michael Hamburger, with associated literary manuscripts and other material. 1929-1995.

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Correspondence of Michael Hamburger, with associated literary manuscripts and other material. 1929-1995.

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Comprises a collection of 2396 autograph manuscript and typescript letters and postcards to Michael Hamburger from 249 correspondents between 1929 and 1994 (many of them well-known literary figures), and 5 autograph letters from him to 2 correspondents between 1966 and 1995. Significant amounts of literary material (manuscript, typescript, printed) are included with some of the correspondence, notably that from Michael Horovitz, Christopher Middleton, Philip O'Connor, and Peter Viereck.

21 boxes; manuscript, typescript, postcards, press cuttings, and printed material (some photocopy)

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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SNAC Resource ID: 7687385

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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