Correspondence, photographs of Thomas Sturge Moore and the Sturge Moore family (correspondents include W. B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, G. B. Shaw); photographs; articles regarding G. E. Moore, G. E. Moore family photographs; sketch books; diaries of Riette Sturge Moore; Wyndham Lewis Society circulars and publications, 1980s-1990s; publications (including exhibition catalogues) relating to Charles Shannon and Charles Ricketts;correspondence with Sturge Moore, Michael Field scholars and publishers.
Sturge Moore family papers
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS1159
- Dates of Creation
- 1st Jan 1850 - 31st Dec 1996
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English French
- Physical Description
- 12 boxes 1 file
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomas Sturge Moore
Thomas Sturge Moore was a poet, art and literature critic, book designer, illustrator, editor, stage-designer and wood engraver. He was born on 4 March 1870 and was educated at The Croydon Art School and Lambeth Art School. Sturge Moore was a prolific poet and his subjects included, morality, art and the spirit.
Riette Sturge Moore
Riette Sturge Moore was the daughter of Thomas Sturge Moore and his wife, Marie Appia. She trained as an interior decorator but, by the 1930s, had begun to work as a theatre designer. She designed sets for productions at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon such as Marlowe's Dr Faustus in 1946 and Twelth Night in 1947.
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Archivist's Note
Compiled by Stacey Anderson (1/12/2021).