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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1691.1

T. S. Eliot letters to Ruth Harding

Overview

Letters from the American poet T.S. Eliot to Ruth Harding.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1963

Language of Materials

Collection 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

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Consists of eleven letters from Eliot to Ruth Harding, who was a nurse or caretaker to "Miss Eliot", mainly concerning Miss Eliot's health but also announcing his marriage and thanking Mrs. Harding for her hospitality when the Eliots visited.

Biographical / Historical

Eliot was an American poet, dramatist, and critic.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

64M-207. Purchased with the Amy Lowell Fund from Mrs. Verger Harding, 329 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts; received: 1965 28 April.

Processing Information

This collection is housed in Box 4 of MS Am 1691.

Title
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. T. S. Eliot letters to Ruth Harding, 1947-1963: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00867

Repository Details

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