Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Housman, A. E (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936
- Extent:
- 2 boxes and 2 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); A. E. Housman letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence by and relating to Housman and to his brother, Laurence Housman. Nearly all of the letters were written to Cyril Clemens, who was working on a proposed biography of A.E. Housman. The collection includes six letters from A.E. Housman and an important group of 94 letters from Laurence Housman, which contain comments on his brother's life and activities, religious beliefs, reading, and manuscripts. There are 45 letters from relatives and persons closely related to A.E. Housman, among them his sisters, Clemence Housman and Katharine E. Symons, his publisher, Grant Richards, and his associates at Oxford University, James T. Nance and Alfred W. Pollard. Also included in the collection are twelve manuscripts, the most noteworthy of which are two signed poems by Laurence Housman and a 4-line verse in Lord Dunsany's holograph entitled "A. E. Housman.".
- Biographical / Historical:
English poet, classical Latin scholar. A.E. Housman's brother was Laurence Housman (1865-1959), a poet and playwright.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Melville, Ward. Method of acquisition--Gift in memory of Frederick Coykendall; Date of acquisition--1963. Accession number--M-63.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
- Arrangement:
Cataloged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Families -- England
Dramatists, English
Literature publishing -- England
English literature -- 20th century
Publishers and publishing -- England
Scholarly publishing
Poets, English
Poets, English
Classicists
Poems - Names:
- University of Oxford
Housman family
Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959
Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999
Housman, Clemence
Symons, Katharine E. (Katharine Elizabeth)
Richards, Grant, 1911-1963
Nance, James T
Pollard, Alfred W (Alfred William), 1859-1944
Dunsany, Lord, 1878-1957 - Places:
- England -- Religious life and customs
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); A. E. Housman letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu