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Victor Cassidy collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters

 Collection
Identifier: 6317

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Consists of letters sent by Laura (Riding) Jackson to Victor Cassidy, in which she commented on his biography of Wyndham Lewis. The letters also discuss her own work as well as other authors', including Robert Graves, Nancy Cunard, and T.S. Matthews.

Dates

  • 1973-1984.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Victor Cassidy is an author and scholar of Wyndham Lewis. Laura (Riding) Jackson was a poet, critic, and author best known for her association with the Fugitives in the Thirties, for her literary partnership with Robert Graves, and as the editor of Epilogue.

Extent

.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Consists of letters sent by Laura (Riding) Jackson to Victor Cassidy, in which she commented on his biography of Wyndham Lewis. The letters also discuss her own work as well as other authors', including Robert Graves, Nancy Cunard, and T.S. Matthews.

Physical Description

Correspondence.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, May 2003
Status
Completed
Date
May 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)