Source material for Jonathan Swift catalog, 1932-1948.

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Source material for Jonathan Swift catalog, 1932-1948.

Autograph notes, published exhibition catalogs, reprints of articles, photostats of poems and publications, and correspondence from scholars relating to Swift's writings. The correspondents include Herbert John Davis, William A. Jackson, Louis A. Landa, Fannie Elizabeth Ratchford, and Harold Williams.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7800090

Houghton Library

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John Hayward was a writer and editor, probably best known as friend and advisor to T.S. Eliot. Born in London and educated at King's College, Hayward was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in his youth and contended with the crippling disease throughout his life. He quickly developed a reputation for editing poetry anthologies, and was an insightful literary critic. He authored various other works, but his most notable contribution to literature was as co-founder and editor of The Book Collector....

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Jackson, William A. (William Alexander), 1905-1964

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Landa, Louis A., 1901-....

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Davis, Herbert John, 1893-1967

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The attribution of this otherwise unknown poem to 'D. Swift' may indicate D[ean Jonathan] Swift, the poet and satirist. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the A gentle echo on woman, attributed to D. Swift, ca. 1710-1720, (Leeds University Library) Epithet: Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...