Speed, Harold, 1872-1957 (painter and Siegfried Sassoon's landlord)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1872 - 1957
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Journal, 13 Dec. 1926-11 Mar. 1927 (with some later annotations and scoring out in Siegfried Sassoon's hand)
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/1/24
Scope and Contents
The volume is a ruled notebook marked '1926-27-I' and mostly comprises diary entries. These include passages on: /27r. showing American publisher Crosby Gaige the manuscript of [Wilfred] Owen's poems; /34r-34v. a visit from Robert Graves; /43v-44r. 'My Landlord' (about Harold Speed); /44v-45v. anecdotes about poets W.B. Yeats and Wordsworth told to him by Edmund Gosse; /54v-67r. visits to Ruth and Henry Head and to Thomas Hardy at Max Gate; /79r. reflections on his influence on Wilfred...
Dates:
13 Dec. 1926-11 Mar. 1927 (with some later annotations and scoring out in Siegfried Sassoon's hand)
Conditions Governing Access:
This notebook has been digitised and can be viewed in full on the Cambridge Digital Library. The original item is currently unavailable for consultation due to its poor physical condition.
Series
Letters from Harold Speed (23 Campden Hill Square, London) to Siegfried Sassoon expressing thanks for presents, 14 Feb. 1926-26 Dec. 1928 (14 February 1926; 26 December 1928)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9375/789-90
Scope and Contents
The letter of 14 Feb 1926 is incomplete.
Dates:
14 Feb. 1926-26 Dec. 1928 (14 February 1926; 26 December 1928)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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