John Masefield collection: additional papers, 1956-1963.
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Houghton Library
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In 1938 Keyes D. Metcalf, Librarian of Harvard College and Director of the Harvard University Library (1937-1955), proposed a separate library building for rare books and manuscripts. Through the generosity of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Harvard Class of 1929, Harvard became the first American university to construct a separate research facility for the housing and study of rare books and manuscripts. The Houghton Library, dedicated and opened in 1942, won major architectural awards and became a mo...
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, Florence Corliss, 1872-1952
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Florence Lamont was the wife of the banker Thomas W. Lamont. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1952. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83836395 From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1952., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...
Jackson, William A. (William Alexander), 1905-1964
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Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard University.. From the description of William A. Jackson diplomas and certificates, 1927-1962. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663976597 Jackson was a bibliographer and librarian. He was the first librarian of the Houghton Library at Harvard. From the description of William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945. (Harvard University). WorldC...
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 ...
Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995
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John Reed (1887-1920) was an American journalist and revolutionary. He graduated from Harvard College in 1910, joined the staff of The Masses in 1913, was a war correspondent in Mexico and Europe for Metropolitan Magazine, publicist for the Russian Revolution, and head of the American Communist Labor Party. From the guide to the Corliss Lamont papers concerning John Reed, 1910-1967., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Reed (1887-1920) was an Amer...
