Correspondence of David Nichol Smith as general editor of volumes 1-6 of The Percy letters (New Haven & London, 1944-61), consisting of letters from Cleanth Brooks, co-general editor, 1932-49, and letters from editors of individual volumes in the series, 1935-60.
Correspondence of David Nichol Smith
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. lett. c. 489-92
- Dates of Creation
- 1932-61
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 4 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
David Nichol Smith (1875-1962) was a literary scholar and Merton Professor of English Literature at Oxford. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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Acquisition Information
The correspondence was given to the Library in 1962.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41435-8.