Fonds GB 0096 AL263 - Mare, Walter de la: letters (1948)

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GB 0096 AL263

Title

Mare, Walter de la: letters (1948)

Date(s)

  • 1948 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

2 items (2 sheets)

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Walter de la Mare was born in Woolwich, Kent in 1873. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral choir school. Between the ages of 17 and 35 he worked in the statistics division of the Anglo-American Oil Company, spending much of his free time reading and writing. A royal bounty grant in 1908 and a civil list pension in 1915 enabled him to give up his job and write full-time. His first book of poems was published in 1902 and his first novel in 1904. His best-known poem is probably The Listeners (1912).

Archival history

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GB 0096 AL263 1948 fonds 2 items (2 sheets) Mare , Walter John de la , 1873-1956 , poet and writer x de la Mare , Walter

Walter de la Mare was born in Woolwich, Kent in 1873. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral choir school. Between the ages of 17 and 35 he worked in the statistics division of the Anglo-American Oil Company, spending much of his free time reading and writing. A royal bounty grant in 1908 and a civil list pension in 1915 enabled him to give up his job and write full-time. His first book of poems was published in 1902 and his first novel in 1904. His best-known poem is probably The Listeners (1912).

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Purchased from Percy Dobell, 1959.

Letter from Walter de la Mare to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London

(1) Letter from Walter de la Mare of 4 South End House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London, 12 Dec 1948. Offering to inscribe any books sent to his daughter and son-in-law's home in Buckinghamshire.

(2) Letter from Walter de la Mare of The Old Park, Penn, Buckinghamshire to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London, 18 Dec 1948. 'I am returning separately the six books you sent me, & it has been a pleasure to put my name in them'.

Both letters are autograph, with signatures.

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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Autographs Communication process Communication skills Writing Handwriting Information sciences Communications media Publications Books Manuscripts Inscriptions Mare , Walter John de la , 1873-1956 , poet and writer x de la Mare , Walter University of London Library Documents Information sources

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased from Percy Dobell, 1959.

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Letter from Walter de la Mare to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London

(1) Letter from Walter de la Mare of 4 South End House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London, 12 Dec 1948. Offering to inscribe any books sent to his daughter and son-in-law's home in Buckinghamshire.

(2) Letter from Walter de la Mare of The Old Park, Penn, Buckinghamshire to J H P Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London, 18 Dec 1948. 'I am returning separately the six books you sent me, & it has been a pleasure to put my name in them'.

Both letters are autograph, with signatures.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

See hard copy catalogue.

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Conditions governing access

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

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Existence and location of copies

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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