These notebooks, loose drafts, letters and diaries of Siegfried Sassoon were purchased by Cambridge University Library in March 2006 from Roy Davids Ltd, acting on behalf of their owner George Sassoon, son of Siegfried Sassoon. They had formerly been in the possession of Sir Rupert Hart-Davis, who accumulated them in the process of editing Sassoon's diaries, letters and poems for publication.
Siegfried Sassoon: Papers Accumulated by Sir Rupert Hart-Davis
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.9724
- Dates of Creation
- 1900-1999 (20th century)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 archive box(es) 1 box
Scope and Content
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three sections according to document type: poetical notebooks and drafts, diaries, and letters.
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Alternative Form Available
Formerly part of MS Add.9454; the remaining part of Rupert Hart-Davis' Siegfried Sassoon collection was transferred to the University of Tulsa in 2001. The entire Hart-Davis collection (MS Add.9454, incorporating both the manuscripts now comprising MS Add.9724 and those in Tulsa) was microfilmed before the transfer to Tulsa and can be consulted as MSS Microfilm 11283-11287.