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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 183

Magdelen Ponsonby correspondence

Overview

Letters to English dramatist Magdelen Ponsonby from various correspondents concerning the office of the dramatic censor.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-1909

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes letters to Ponsonby from Arthur Christopher Benson, Sir Benjamin Louis Cohen, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Sir Edmund Gosse, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, William MacDonald Sinclair, and Basil Wilberforce, among others, concerning a manifesto prepared by the Committee for the abolition of the office of dramatic censor. Also includes a letters from Ponsonby and Gilbert Cannan to Harley Granville-Barker as well as a statement to the Committee by Granville-Barker.

Biographical / Historical

Ponsonby (1864-1934) was an English dramatist and philanthropist.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

*66M-73. Purchased with the F.E. Chase fund from Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, 22 Buckingham Gate, London S.W. 1; received: 1966 Dec. 19.

Title
Ponsonby, Magdelen. Magdelen Ponsonby correspondence: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00711

Repository Details

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