Correspondence of Laura (Riding) Jackson

This material is held atUniversity of Leicester Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 338 MS224
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1971-1980
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 boxes containing 275 items

Scope and Content

Correspondence predominately between Laura (Riding) Jackson and George S. Fraser covering the period 1971-1980.

Administrative / Biographical History

Laura (Riding) Jackson (1901-1991): American poet, literary critic and one-time companion of Robert Graves.

George S. Fraser (1915-1980): poet, critic and Reader in English Literature at the University of Leicester.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. G.S. Fraser and Cornell University Library.

Note

The collection includes correspondence between Mrs. G. S Fraser; the University of Leicester Library; Professor A. Cunningham (English Department at University of Leicester) and Laura Riding generated during the protracted negotiations over the depositing of the material between 1980-1993.

Prepared by Dr. A. Lacey. Special Collections Librarian, University of Leicester.

Other Finding Aids

A box list of contents, prepared by Brian Burch, is kept with MS 224.

Alternative Form Available

The Laura Riding Archive is located at Cornell University Library. Cornell supplied copies of original letters from Mr & Mrs G. Fraser to Laura Riding which are included in MS 224.

Related Material

An additional deposit of Laura (Riding) Jackson papers are held by Nottingham Trent University: https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/laura_riding/archive/index.html