Overview
Poems of English poet, literary critic and theorist Ivor Armstrong Richards.
Dates
- Creation: 1961 and undated
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Includes autograph and typescript poems with some revisions and corrections. Also includes two letters to Richards, one from poet and editor Stephen Spender and one from literary editor John Willett.
Biographical / Historical
Richards was an English poet, literary critic and theorist.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
65M-193. Transferred by The Woodberry Poetry Room; received: 1966 June 22.
Creator
- Title
- Richards, Ivor Armstrong, 1893-1979. Ivor Armstrong Richards poems, 1961: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00893
Repository Details
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