Overview
Letters of the American poet and dramatist T. S. Eliot to Father Geoffrey Curtis.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1964
Language of Materials
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 linear feet (1 box)Eliot's signed typescript letters to Curtis are wide-ranging, touching on religion, poetry, writing, social engagements, professional obligations, travel plans, and domestic matters, often delving into spiritual questions. The collection includes a typescript (carbon) draft of Eliot's poem The cultivation of Christmas trees
and letters to Curtis from from Frederick Wilse Bateson and Mervyn Sweet.
Biographical / Historical
T. S. Eliot was a poet, dramatist, and critic. Father Geoffrey Curtis was an Anglican clergyman, author, and member of the monastic Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield (England).
Arrangement
Arranged in two series:
- I. T. S. Eliot letters to Geoffrey Curtis
- II. Other letters
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010M-23. Purchased with funds from the Amy Lowell Trust; received: 2010 September 24.
Processing Information
Processed by: Melanie Wisner
- Title
- Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. T. S. Eliot letters to Geoffrey Curtis, 1930-1964: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02176
Repository Details
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