Manuscripts

Cecil Day Lewis collection

Description: A collection of poems, correspondence and ephemera related to Cecil Day Lewis and the publication of his first collection of poetry, Beechen Vigil. The correspondence is with publishers Fortune and Merriman and concerns publication details and issues; many of the letters include envelopes. The collection also includes approximately 30 poems; a typewritten, corrected proof of Beechen Vigil, with corrections by Day Lewis and the editor; printed page proofs and galleys, with corrections, of the volume; a newspaper clipping and other printed material.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1924-1926
Call number: mssHM 40968-40997
Creator: Day Lewis, C (1904-1972)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd, July 1974.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated organization: Fortune and Merriman (Firm)
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Cecil Day Lewis collection

Manuscripts

A collection of poems, correspondence and ephemera related to Cecil Day Lewis and the publication of his first collection of poetry, Beechen Vigil. The correspondence is with publishers Fortune and Merriman and concerns publication details and issues; many of the letters include envelopes. The collection also includes approximately 30 poems; a typewritten, corrected proof of Beechen Vigil, with corrections by Day Lewis and the editor; printed page proofs and galleys, with corrections, of the volume; a newspaper clipping and other printed material.

mssHM 40968-40997

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Lewis Charles Levin letters to William David Lewis

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A collection of 89 items from 1849 to 1850; it consists of Lewis Charles Levin's letters to William David Lewis, chiefly dealing with the campaign led by Levin and his party to secure an appointment for Lewis as collector of the Port of Philadelphia. The letters detail the workings of political patronage in Washington, D.C. in the 19th century.

mssHM 14062-14150

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Lewis Chase selection of poems

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This envelope consists of reprinted poems by various authors selected by Lewis Nathaniel Chase for and from the publication Peking Leader in the 1920s. Included is a 2-page list of the poems provided by Chase in June 1926.

mssChase

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Janet Lewis letters to Hallett Smith

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Two autograph letters written by Janet Lewis to Hallett Smith, a Huntington Library Senior Researcher. The first letter (January 12, HM 83570), confirms a date for Lewis to read her poems at the Library; the second letter (February 12, HM 83571), thanks Smith for a tour of the Library and presents a copy of her book of poems: The Ancient Ones. Both letters were originally laid into this book when it was presented to the Library.

mssHM 83570-83571

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Arthur Bond Cecil collection

Manuscripts

A collection of correspondence and poems collected by Arthur Bond Cecil; some of which were collected for the autograph value. The majority of the collection consists of poems and letters by George Sterling, including, among others, "Adullam," "The Hawk's Nest," "Nepenthe," and "The Strange Bird." There is also a notebook of poems by Sadakichi Hartmann; a letter from Issac Hull to Samuel W. Dana; James Ryder Randall poems; a John Singer Sargent letter; a James McNeill Whistler letter; and letters to Mitchell Kennerley, Frances Marion, James Rolph, and Upton Sinclair. There are also a few letters concerning material Cecil has in his collection; many of the letters with envelopes.

mssHM 46270-46320

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Arthur Bond Cecil collection

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mssHM 46270-46320

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