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040-001991521

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KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XVII. Letters, etc., of and relating to Keith Douglas; circa 1941-1944. Partly typewritten copies.

ff. 116. 257 x 201mm.

1. ff. 1-16. Letters of Douglas to T. S. Eliot, M. J. Tambimuttu and J. C. Hall relating to his poetry; 1941-1943.

2. ff. 17-56. Letters mainly of Douglas relating to the publication of his war-diary, Alamein to Zem Zem; 1944. Partly copies in the hand of his mother, Mrs Marie J. Douglas.

3. ff. 57-63. Reminiscences of Douglas by the Hon. David Roberts, Michael Swan and J. A. Bethell-Fox; 25 June 1944, n.d. Partly typewritten and copies.

4. ff. 64-116. Miscellaneous correspondence, etc., relating to the publication of Douglas's poems, including letters and notes relating to Collected Poems (1951); circa 1943-1952. Most of the letters are addressed to M. J. Tambimuttu and Richard March. Partly typewritten and printed.

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f. 1 Thomas Stearns Eliot, poet: Letter from Keith Douglas to: 1941.
ff. 4-39 passim Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letters from Keith Douglas to: 1943-1944.
ff. 10-15 John Clive Hall, poet and editor: Letters, etc., from Keith Douglas to: 1943: Partly typewritten copies.
f. 36 Mrs Betty Jesse: Letters from Keith Douglas to: 1943-1944.
f. 42 Mrs E. O. Kellett: Letter from Keith Douglas to: 1944: Copy.
f. 45 Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas, mother of K C Douglas: Mrs Betty Jesse: Letters to Mrs Betty Jesse from Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas: 1945, n.d.
f. 51 Jocelyn Baber: Letter from Keith Douglas to: 1944: Typewritten copy.
f. 54 Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas, mother of K C Douglas: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letters to Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas from Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu: 1944.
f. 57 Hon David Stowell Roberts, 2nd son of 1st Baron Clwyd: Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas, mother of K C Douglas: Letter to Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas from Hon. David Stowell Roberts: 1944: Typewritten copy.
f. 58 Michael Swan, writer: Recollection of K. C. Douglas: circa 1944.
ff. 59-63 Major John Andrew Bethell-Fox, MC: Recollections of K. C. Douglas by Maj. John Andrew Bethell-Fox: circa 1944: Copy.
ff. 64, 69, 76 John Clive Hall, poet and editor: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letters to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from John Clive Hall: 1943-1948: Partly signed.
f. 66 Reginald Moore, journalist: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Reginald Moore: 1945.
f. 67 John Frederick Lehmann, CBE; writer and critic: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from John Frederick Lehmann: 1945.
f. 68 Leonard Russell, editor of 'The Saturday Book': Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Leonard Russell: 1945: Signed.
f. 71 Robert Herring, writer and publisher: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Robert Herring: 1945: Signed.
f. 72 Wilson Midgley, journalist: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Wilson Midgley: 1945: Signed.
f. 73 Walter James Turner, writer: Letter on behalf of Walter James Turner: 1945: Typewritten.
f. 74 Sir Charles Alexander Petrie, 3rd Baronet: Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Sir Charles Alexander Petrie: 1945: Signed.
f. 75 Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu, poet and editor: Peter Quennell, CBE; writer: Letter to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu from Peter Quennell: 1945.
f. 77 Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas, mother of K C Douglas: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Mrs Marie Josephine Douglas from Richard March: 1949: Signed.
f. 79 Thomas Moult, poet and critic: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Richard March from Thomas Moult: 1949: Signed.
f. 80 Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet; poet and author: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Richard March from Sir John Stanier Waller: 1949: Signed.
f. 81 George Sutherland Fraser, writer and critic: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Richard March from George Sutherland Fraser: 1949: Typewritten copy.
f. 84 John Clive Hall, poet and editor: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Richard March from John Clive Hall: 1951: Signed.
f. 87 Albert Norman Levine, Canadian writer: Richard March, publisher: Letter to Richard March from Albert Norman Levine: 1952: Signed.
ff. 112-115 Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet; poet and author: Texts and notes for the Collected Poems of K. C. Douglas by Sir John Stanier Waller: circa 1950, 1951: Mostly typewritten.
ff. 112-115 George Sutherland Fraser, writer and critic: Texts and notes for the Collected Poems of K. C. Douglas by George Sutherland Fraser: circa 1950, 1951: Mostly typewritten.

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Add MS 60585-60589 : KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS Vols. XV-XIX: supplementary to Add. 53773-53776 (Vols. I-IV), 56355-56360 (Vols. V-X), 57977 (Vol.…

Add MS 60587 : KEITH DOUGLAS PAPERS. Vol. XVII. Letters, etc., of and relating to Keith Douglas; circa 1941-1944. Partly typewritten copies. ff.…

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Latin

Start Date:

1936

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1952

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1936-1952

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Names:

Baber, Jocelyn, correspondent of Keith Douglas, fl 1944
Bethell-Fox, John Andrew, Major MC
Douglas, Marie Josephine, mother of Keith Castellain Douglas, fl 1887-1926
Eliot, Thomas Stearns, poet and dramatist, 1888-1965
Fraser, George Sutherland, poet and academic, 1915-1980
Hall, John Clive, poet and editor, 1920-2011
Herring, Robert, writer and publisher, 1903-1975
Jesse, Betty, Mrs
Kellett, E O, Mrs
Lehmann, Rudolf John Frederick, writer and critic, 1907-1987
Levine, Albert Norman, Canadian writer
March, Richard, publisher
Midgley, Wilson, journalist
Moore, Reginald, journalist
Moult, Thomas, poet and critic
Petrie, Charles Alexander, 3rd Baronet
Quennell, Peter Courtney, Knight, writer and editor, 1905-1993
Roberts, David Stowell, 2nd son of 1st Baron Clwyd
Russell, Leonard, editor of `The Saturday Book'
Swan, Michael, writer
Tambimuttu, Meary James Thurairajah, writer and journal editor, 1915-1983
Turner, Walter James, writer
Waller, John Stainier, 7th Baronet of Braywick Lodge, poet, author, journalist, 1917-1995