Overview
A portion of the papers of American-British poet T. S. Eliot.
Dates
- Creation: 1878-1958
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Any requests to publish Eliot material must be cleared through Faber and Faber’s Permissions Department.
Extent
1.3 linear feet (4 boxes and 3 volumes)The core of this collection was gathered by Henry Ware Eliot, T. S. Eliot's brother. This portion of the T.S. Eliot collection consists of correspondence; notes; and writings, chiefly manuscripts of plays, addresses, radio broadcasts, and articles, by Eliot; notes on Harvard and Oxford courses, 1910-1915; and papers for philosophy courses. Includes 57 letters, 1937-1959, from Eliot to E. Martin Browne, who produced Eliot's plays, as well as production scripts and other papers relating to his plays, such as stage plans, seating plans, and programs for various productions of Murder in the Cathedral.
Biographical / Historical
Eliot was an American-British poet, dramatist, and critic.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- I. Works of Eliot in manuscript and relevant correspondence
- II. Lectures and addresses of Eliot in manuscript and relevant correspondence
- III. Miscellaneous correspondence
- IV. Notes, odd letters, trivia, etc.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry Ware Eliot; received: 1963.
- Title
- Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. T. S. Eliot papers, 1878-1958: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00079
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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