Alan Denson / Herbert Palmer collection
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- Creator
- Palmer, Herbert Edward (1880-1961) poet and literary critic
- Denson, Alan (fl 1950s-1990s) bibliographer
TitleAlan Denson / Herbert Palmer collection
Reference codeMS1202
Date1858-c1995
Scope and ContentIncludes Herbert Edward Palmer correspondence (including from Germany, c1908-1914), poems, photographs, c1891-c1961. Correspondents include Liam O'Brien, W. B. Yeats, Roy Campbell, Constance Sitwell, Walter de la Mare, John Middleton Murry, Sir Edward Bridges, Geoffrey Keynes, Muriel Spark, Field Marshall Archibald Wavell, A. L. Rowse, Robert Bridges, Seumas O’Sullivan, Lord Alfred Douglas, George Bernard Shaw. Also includes Alan Denson's correspondence with David Halliwell c1960s-1980s; Phoebe Hesketh c1960s-c1990; Herbert Howarth c1950s-c1970s, Susan Miles (Ursula Wyllie Roberts) poems and correspondence, c1920s-c1980s; John Wright papers regarding his career as a composer, 1938-1952. Also Sir Patrick Hannon autobiographical notes, 1961-2.
Conditions governing accessOpen for research although access to some files may be restricted by Freedom of Information legislation. At least 48 hours notice should be given as this archive is held off-site.
Extent27 boxes
Finding aidsListed to file level. A pdf of this finding aid is attached to this description.
Related files
See also Alan Denson correspondence (MS1229) which is also held by the Library.
Level of descriptionfonds