Miscellaneous papers, 1903-1967.

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Miscellaneous papers, 1903-1967.

Letters written by Masefield to various correspondents, including several to Thomas Stilwell Lamont, James B. Pinker, and Grant Richards. Also includes some manuscripts of poems and speeches, and one portrait photograph of Masefield.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8210665

Houghton Library

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Masefield, John, 1878-1967

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The English poet, playwright and novelist John Masefield was born in 1878 in Ledbury. After running away to sea early (when he was thirteen) he settled in London from 1897 and devoted himself to writing. Later he moved to Oxford which was where he lived when most of the following collection was produced. Masefield became Poet Laureate in 1930 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. Among his more notable works are some early reflections of his maritime experiences in Salt Water Ba...

Lamont, Thomas Stilwell, 1899-1967.

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Lamont, son of financier Thomas W. Lamont, was a banker and served on Harvard University's Board of Corporation. From the guide to the Thomas Stilwell Lamont correspondence, 1954-1966., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Lamont, son of the financier Thomas W. Lamont, was a banker and served on Harvard University's Board of Corporation. John Masefield was an English poet. From the description of Correspondence, 1954-1966. (Harvard Univ...

Richards, Grant, 1872-1948

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English publisher and author; full name: Franklin Thomas Grant Richards. From the description of Grant Richards papers, 1897-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319637744 British author and publisher. From the description of Grant Richards collection of A.E. Housman material, 1898-1947 (bulk 1910-1942). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980264 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/...

Pinker, James B.

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Henry James (1843-1916) was an American novelist, short story writer, critic, and dramatist. William James (1842-1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, a professor of psychology and philosophy at Harvard University, and the brother of novelist Henry James. James Brand Pinker (1863-1922) was the founder of James B. Pinker and Son, a firm of literary agents in London. Pinker was literary and dramatic agent to both Henry and William James. From the description of James B. P...