Shapira, Morris, 1929-1981 (academic)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1929 - 1981

Dates and places

Murdered 1981.

Sphere of activity

Studied English at Downing College, Cambridge, under F.R. Leavis. Matriculated 1951. Elected Graham Robertson Research Fellow at Downing in 1957. Director of Studies in English from 1962-5, when he moved to Canterbury.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Fonds

Papers of Morris Shapira relating to F. R. Leavis

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10007

Scope and Contents

Letters, texts and press cuttings. Includes letters from F. R. Leavis, Q. D. Leavis, David Holbrook and others. With some material relating to Shapira but post-dating his death.

Dates: 1960-1990 (circa)

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Found in: Cambridge University Library