An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972
Title:
C. (Cecil) Day Lewis Collection
Dates:
1927-1971, undated
Extent:
11 boxes (4.62 linear feet)
Abstract:
Includes manuscripts and letters written by the Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day Lewis,
who also wrote under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. The bulk of the collection consists
of files from A. D. Peters, his literary agent, containing letters between Day Lewis
and the firm from 1934 through 1963. Other correspondents include Benjamin Britten,
Geoffrey Grigson, Veronica Hull, Laurie Lee, John Pudney, Edith Sitwell, and a few
others.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-1095
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research
Administrative Information
Processed by:
Joan Sibley and Dylan Davidson, 2014
Note:
This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in
a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for
information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations
commonly used in descriptions.
