Letters, 1900 - 1981
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Rupert Brooke and other individuals. In several cases, letters survive in both the original and manuscript and typescript transcripts.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1981
Creator
- From the Fonds: Brooke, Rupert Chawner, 1887 - 1915 (poet) (Person)
Extent
2.5 archive box(es) (2.5 boxes) : paper
12 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Note that both sides of a correspondence, where they are extant, may not be catalogued together. Many letters have been bound into composite volumes, sometimes containing material from multiple correspondents.
Other Finding Aids
The full catalogue for the Rupert Brooke collection provides an index for bringing together scattered references to the letters of different individuals. The catalogue is available in hard copy in the Archive Centre.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In addition to those letters to Rupert Brooke which remained among his papers, both Edward Marsh and Geoffrey Keynes solicited his letters-out from friends and acquaintances for their publishing projects from the 1920s onwards. All items in this series are the property of the Brooke Trustees and have been deposited at King's College, Cambridge.
Finding aid date
1999-07-24 14:02:24+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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archivist@kings.cam.ac.uk