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Letter from T. I. Fytton Armstrong, poet, to Siegfried Sassoon explaining the pen name John Gawsworth, commenting on works in progress, 1930-1939 (date inferred)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8889/1/56

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

The collection largely comprises letters addressed to Sassoon although there are few other recipients such as Glen Byam Shaw and Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, Siegfried Sassoon's mother. There are also some postcards; draft and unpublished copies of poems; bills; and other related papers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1939 (date inferred)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 item(s) (1 item)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Removed from Rare books classmark CCC.39.114 in 2003.

Related Materials

See also MS Add.8889/1/2

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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