Discrete Item F4 - John Masefield letters

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

John Masefield letters

Level of description

Discrete Item

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1905 (Creation)
    Creator
    Masefield, John

Physical description area

Physical description

2 p., 1 photograph

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1878-1967)

Biographical history

John Masefield was born on 1 June 1878 in Ledbury, Herefordshire. He went to sea as a merchant marine in his youth and later spent several years in the United States. In 1897 he returned to England and was on the staff of the Manchester Guardian. ... »

Scope and content

Letter (photocopy) to Duncan Campbell Scott, 1905 Nov. 8, in which he asks permission to include 'Piper of Arll' in a forthcoming anthology and describes the influence this poem had in interesting Masefield in poetry. Undated letter to unidentified ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Letter (photocopy) to Scott donated by Mrs. Scott in 1956. Letter donated by Mrs. H.A Bruce in 1964; Purchase.

Language of material

  • English

Location of originals

2999 (Masefield)

Restrictions on access

Open

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Public domain

Related people and organizations

Location (use this to request the file)

  • Folder: 2999 (Masefield)