W. H. Auden letters to Reed Whittemore
Summary
| Creator: | Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 |
| Date(s): | 1970-1972 |
| Call Number: | MSS 0099, F0816 |
| Language: | Materials entirely in
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| Abstract: | Two letters written by W. H. Auden to Reed Whittemore. |
| Physical Description: | 3 items |
| Source: | Gift of Doris Grumbach, February 2008. |
| Processing: | Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, March 2008. Further encoded by George Apodaca, October 2015. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Biographical and Historical Notes
W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907-1973)
Poet, dramatist, librettist, and essayist W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden was born February 21, 1907 in York, England. He became an American citizen in May 1946. In 1948, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for The Age of Anxiety.
Sources
"Wystan Hugh Auden." Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 9: 1971-1975. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994 (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed March 2008).
Scope and Content Note
Two letters handwritten by poet W. H. Auden to Reed Whittemore are dated June 13, 1970, and May 15, 1972. Auden writes to decline to review books suggested by Whittemore and states his fee for readings.
Using these materials
Shelving Summary
Box 54, F0816: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
MSS 0099, F0816, W. H. Auden letters to Reed Whittemore, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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Container List
| W. H. Auden letter to Reed Whittemore, 1970 June 13 | 1 item (1 leaf) | Box 54, F0816 |
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One handwritten letter from W. H. Auden to Reed Whittemore declining to review a book suggested by Whittemore and stating his fee for readings. |
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| W. H. Auden letter to Reed Whittemore, 1972 May 15 | 1 item (1 leaf) | Box 54, F0816 |
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One handwritten letter from W. H. Auden to Reed Whittemore declining to review books suggested by Whittemore. |
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