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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 811.9

John Masefield poems

Overview

Autograph manuscript and typescript poems by the English poet John Masefield.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

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

.08 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes autograph manuscript and typescript poems and notes on Sir Francis Drake.

Biographical / Historical

John Masefield was an English poet, playwright, and novelist. He served as England's poet laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

68M-7. Gift of Mr. Crocker Wight 74 State Street Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1968 August 1; and purchased from Paul C. Richards, 233 Harvard Street Brookline, Massachusetts 02146.

Title
Masefield, John, 1878-1967. John Masefield poems, undated: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01041

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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