James Stevens-Cox collection of William Barnes, 1825-1988.

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James Stevens-Cox collection of William Barnes, 1825-1988.

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Papers of William Barnes that were part of the sale of the James Stevens-Cox collection. Collection includes original Barnes materials: autograph manuscript music; autograph manuscript letters to family, friends, and colleagues; proofs of wood engravings; original drawings; and images of Barnes and related locales created by others. Image materials include: photographs, cartes-de-visite, cabinet photographs, daguerreotypes, drawings, and printed materials. Includes correspondence and other papers about William Barnes collected by antiquarian and dealer, James Stevens-Cox, and correspondence assembled by author William Turner Levy as he wrote William Barnes: the man and the poems. Levy's papers include replies to his inquiries about Barnes, a letter from T. S. Eliot, and an essay by Mark Van Doren intended as a prefatory note for the book. Also with clippings and photographs related to Levy's book. Also includes letters from Charles William Dale to Barnes.

1 box and 1 portfolio folder (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7802393

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Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), a poet, critic, editor, and playwright, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B. A. in 1909 and an M. A. in 1910 from Harvard, where he also pursued a doctoral degree in philosophy. In 1915, he married Vivienne (Vivien) Haigh-Wood. He completed his dissertation in 1916 while living in England and submitted it to Harvard, but was unable to defend it. He was literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist. In the Spring 1917, he publishe...

Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...

Dale, Charles William, 1851-1906.

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Barnes, William, 1801-1886

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Levy, William Turner, 1922-2008

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Episcopal minister, retired English professor. Levy was a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt during the last ten years of her life. From the description of Papers, 1928-1962, 1952-1962 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523751 ...

Stevens-Cox, James,

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William Barnes (1801-1886) of Dorset was a self-educated schoolmaster, clergyman, philologist, artist, and poet. He married Julia Miles in 1827. Barnes did write poetry in "standard" English, but is known especially for his dialect poems. James Stevens-Cox (1910-1997) was an author and antiquarian who collected materials on William Barnes. William Turner Levy (1922-2008) was an educator and author. He wrote: William Barnes : the man and the poems. Longmans (Dorchester), 1960. From th...