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Letters and collaborative efforts between E.M. Forster and George Valassopoulos, 1916 - 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/18/562

Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter from E.M. Forster. 2 Feb. 1944
Autograph manuscript notes by E.M. Forster on John Mavrogordato's translation of C.P. Cavafy's poems, on back of a carbon typed letter from an unidentified sender. Undated.
Typescript/carbon typescript with autograph manuscript amendments and insertions, of [? part of] a commentary on poems by Cavafy, endorsed by E.M. Forster, 1960, 'By Valassopoulo' [to which he has later added a faint '?']. Includes an envelope inscribed by E.M. Forster. [? 1930s].
To request this envelope, please use the following call mark: 18/Valassopoulos (1)
16 autograph letters, signed, 1 autograph postcard, signed, and 3 envelopes from E.M. Forster. 1916-56.
Photocopies of E.M. Forster's article, 'The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy' with translations by George Valassopoulos of Cavafy's poetry in 'The Athenaeum', 25 Apr 1919, and Cavafy's poem, 'The City', translated by George Valassopoulos in 'The Nation and Athenaeum', 5 Apr. 1924.
To request this envelope, please use the following call mark: 18/Valassopoulos (2)





Dates

  • Creation: 1916 - 1956

Creator

Extent

2 envelope(s) (34 items in 2 envelopes) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 12.4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

E.M. Forster's article, 'The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy' with translations by George Valassopoulos was purchased from Sotheby's, 19 July 1994.

Date information

DateText: One document undated.

Originator(s)

Valassopoulos, George

Finding aid date

2003-03-21 10:41:14+00:00

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

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