Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
John Masefield letters
Level of description
Discrete Item
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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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