Letters to, from and concerning Archibald MacLeish, 1941-11-19 - 1944-05-29
Scope and Contents
This file comprises:
(HB/L/9/c) Letter from Dwight Macdonald to T.S. Eliot seeking Eliot's support for an attack on the opponents of 'modernism' (including Archibald MacLeish) in the 'Partisan Review'.
(HB/L/9/d) Correspondence concerning T.S. Eliot's chair at the Library of Congress, comprising a letter from Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress, 9 May 1944, on T.S. Eliot having a Consultantship or Chair at the Library for a year and T.S. Eliot's reply 29 May 1944. It also includes a letter from T.S. Eliot to Frank Morley enquiring about the nature of the appointment, Whit Monday (29 May) 1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-11-19 - 1944-05-29
Creator
- From the Fonds: Eliot, Thomas Stearns, 1888 - 1965 (poet) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
HB/M/21 is reserved (not available to researchers) under the Data Protection Act.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (6 sheets in envelope) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The items comprising 9c (letter from MacDonald) and 9d (letters concerning Library of Congress chair) were placed in the same envelope by a previous archivist, presumably because Archibald MacLeish featured in both. This arrangement has been retained.
Originator(s)
Macdonald, Dwight; MacLeish, Archibald
Finding aid date
2003-03-21 10:41:15+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
King's College
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