Letters and papers of Ruthven Todd, Scottish poet, writer and expert on Blake, relating to his studies on William Blake
Letters and papers of Ruthven Todd relating to his studies on William Blake
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 470
- Dates of Creation1927-ca.1976
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description336 items in 3 boxes of envelopes and 8 vols.
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Administrative / Biographical History
Ruthven Campbell Todd, Scottish poet, writer and expert on Blake, was born in 1914 and educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh. After a period of uncertainty, he decided to enter the literary world, supporting a young family with his earnings as an advertiser's copy-writer and writer of poetry and fiction. A conscientious objector, he continued thus in various localities during the war. Other novels and books of poems followed until he left England for good in 1947 for the United States and then, in 1958, Mallorca, where he died in 1978
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Closed until 2011
Acquisition Information
The gift of F.C.C. Todd, October 1979
Note
In English
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Contents listed in Handlist 49