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Victor Plarr letters to Harold Monro

 Collection
Call Number: MS P253

Overview

Collection of letters between English poets Victor Plarr (1862-1929) and Harold Monro (1879-1932), mostly containing literary gossip.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912 - 1914

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biographical / Historical

Emilia Stuart Lorimer was a contributor to the Poetry Review who wrote a poem called "The Lady-lord."

Monro's Poetry Review displayed the work of many Georgian poets; it ran from February-Dececember 1912. Monro founded The Poetry Bookshop in January 1913, and issued Poetry and Drama from it March 1913-December 1914. Thereafter he did not edit periodicals, but The Poetry Bookshop remained a meeting-place for poets until the 1930s.

Extent

1 folder (11 items in 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P253

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sims 31:261, cable May 15, 1956

Title
Guide to the Victor Plarr Letters to Harold Monro Collection
Subtitle
Victor Plarr letters to Harold Monro
Author
Finding aid prepared July 15, 1982. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2005.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8873720187
Preferred citation
Victor Plarr letters to Harold Monro, MS P253, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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