Correspondence with John Masefield, 1952-1966.

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Correspondence with John Masefield, 1952-1966.

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Collection primarily contains correspondence between Thomas Lamont and John Masefield. Correspondence written by Lamont address issues of the illness and death of Lamont's parents, other news about his family, travels in Italy, Senator McCathy, politics in the United States, the assassination of President Kennedy, and snakes. Includes Masefield poem in honor of Lamont's parents, which Lamont then had published in the Saturday Review. John Masefield also wrote Lamont of daily life in England. Collection also contains various printed matter, including printed poems by Masefield.

1 box (.3 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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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...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Saturday review.

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Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948

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Epithet: American banker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x00036a Epithet: banker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001191.0x000381 Masefield was a British poet and dramatist. From the description of John Masefield collection: additional papers, 1956-1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81756769 ...