Edith Sitwell Letter and Telegram to Ella Maillart,, 1949 December 17

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964.
Title
Edith Sitwell Letter and Telegram to Ella Maillart,
Dates
1949 December 17 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 items (4 leaves)
Collection Number
Cage 4933 (collection)
Summary
Letter and telegram from Edith Sitwell to writer Ella Maillart, offering her condolences on the death of poet and mystic Lewis Thompson, Maillart's friend.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Additional Reference Guides

Container list in the library.

Languages
Documents in English.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Letter and telegram from Edith Sitwell to writer Ella Maillart, offering her condolences on the death of poet and mystic Lewis Thompson, Maillart's friend. Sitwell praises Thompson as a genius, and expresses interest in including one of his poems, "Rose," in a future anthology.

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Acquisition Information

Purchase; Jean-Jacques Foure; 2008; MS 2008-16.

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.

Personal Names

  • Thompson, Lewis, 1909-1949.