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Louis MacNeice collection of papers

Title
Louis MacNeice collection of papers, [1934]-1966.
Author
MacNeice, Louis, 1907-1963.
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Mixed materialPermit needed Berg Coll MSS MacNeiceSchwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
  • Barker, George, 1913-1991.
  • Doone, Rupert, 1903-1966.
  • Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-
  • Roberts, Michael, 1902-1948.
  • Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965.
  • Seferis, George, 1900-1971.
  • Warner, Rex, 1905-1986.
  • Group Theatre (U.S.) fmo
Description
82 items.
Subject
Biography (note)
  • Louis MacNeice was a British poet, playwright, literary critic, screenwriter, and translator.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  • This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners include Stephen Spender and the Group Theatre Archives.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS MacNeice
Author
MacNeice, Louis, 1907-1963.
Title
Louis MacNeice collection of papers, [1934]-1966.
Summary
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, notebooks for 1945 through 1959, and a portrait photograph. The manuscripts and typescripts include plays, lecture notes, poems, synopses of stories for broadcast, translations, and reviews of the author's work by W. H. Auden and George Barker. The correspondence, dating from 1934 to 1937, includes letters from the author to Rupert Doone, Geoffrey Grigson, Michael Roberts, and Edward Sackville-West, as well as an undated letter from Georgios Sepheriades to Rex Warner relating to the author.
Biography
Louis MacNeice was a British poet, playwright, literary critic, screenwriter, and translator.
Indexes
Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
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Added Author
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
Barker, George, 1913-1991.
Doone, Rupert, 1903-1966.
Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-
Roberts, Michael, 1902-1948.
Sackville-West, Edward, 1901-1965.
Seferis, George, 1900-1971.
Warner, Rex, 1905-1986.
Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995. Former owner
Group Theatre (U.S.) Former owner
Research Call Number
Berg Coll MSS MacNeice
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