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Date(s)
- 1937-1955 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7 cm of textual records (45 items)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British author and poet John Cowper Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire, England, on October 8, 1872. He was a university lecturer for about forty years, thirty of them in the United States, during which time he wrote four novels. He retired in 1930 and turned to full time writing. He returned to Great Britain in 1934 and died on June 17, 1963 in Wales. Biographical information available in The Oxford companion to English literature. 5th ed., p. 783-784.
Archival history
Acquired before 1973.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of letters to Littleton Powys, Francis L. Powys, Theodore Francis Powys and others, relating personal news, and discussing various topics. Many correspondents not identified.
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Accruals
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Holograph, some signed.