'Simple Objects', 1993 - 1996-02-15
Scope and Contents
Pamphlet of poems published as number 24 of the Cambridge Poetical Histories. Macdonald drew the cover image herself. Aslo includes a typescript signed letter from Macdonald to Dr Own Saxton (Fellow at New Hall) describing her current (1996) work and regretting she is unable to return in perosn to receive her MA.
Dates
- Creation: 1993 - 1996-02-15
Biographical / Historical
The Cambridge Poetical Histories were published by Peter Riley from the 1980s to the 2000s. The Histories were individually authored octavo pamphlets, each of two sheets folded together to 8pp, the front cover following the traditional title-page design format, with a coloured device or small illustration in the centre.
Extent
2 item(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These 2 items were passed to the Archive by Dr Own Saxton in 2015. Dr Saxton was Macdonald's Tutor as an undergraduate.
Originator(s)
Helen Macdonald
Finding aid date
2015-10-07 10:57:23+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Murray Edwards College (New Hall Archive) Repository
Archivist, Rosemary Murray Library
Murray Edwards College
Cambridge CB3 0DF United Kingdom
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