Printed material (large)
MS. 6681/33
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Printed material (large)
Shelfmark
MS. 6681/33
Summary
Printed (outsize) material from the Poet Laureate ('Peter Robinson') box. Includes:
Original ('Peter Robinson') box lid labelled 'C.D.L. Poet Laureate January 1968' and 'C. Day-Lewis Archive'
Lord Chamberlain's Office certificate of The Queen's Command for Cecil Day-Lewis' appointment into the Place and Quality of Poet Laureate in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1 Jan 1968. Signed Cobbold.
'C.D.L. Hail Laureate!' signed card 'Congratulations from all the staff' [possibly Chatto & Windus]
Date
1968
Language
English
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Collection contents
Archive of C. Day-Lewis [pseudonym Nicholas Blake] and his wife Jill Balcon
Papers relating to Poet Laureateship
Printed material
Printed material (large)
