Susan and Harold Owen's correspondence; press cuttings 1921-52; transcripts of Wilfred Owen's poems by Leslie Gunston; Harold Owen's editing notes

Title

Susan and Harold Owen's correspondence; press cuttings 1921-52; transcripts of Wilfred Owen's poems by Leslie Gunston; Harold Owen's editing notes

Shelfmark

MS. 12282/33

Summary

Folder 1: folder labelled 'Owen Collection, 30:1, 15 letters from Edith Sitwell to Susan Owen 1919-1921 [23ff]' [Former reference folder 30:1, items 1-23]. Includes items 1-23 15 letters from Edith Sitwell to Susan Owen, 14 Mar 1919-3 Nov 1921 and one letter from Derek Parker to Harold Owen, 19 Mar 1968.

Folder 2: folder labelled 'Owen Collection 30:2, 41 letters from Edmund Blunden to Susan Owen 1930-38 and 2 from Blunden to Harold Owen 1959 [47ff]' [Former reference folder 30:2, items 1-47]. Includes items 1-47 41 letters from Edmund Blunden to Susan Owen, 6 Feb 1930-10 Aug 1938. 2 letters from Edmund Blunden to Harold Owen, 7 Oct 1959 and 15 Oct 1959.

Folder 3: folder labelled 'Owen Collection 30:3, 22 letters to Susan and Harold Owen from various correspondents, 1920-1965 [25 ff]' [Former reference folder 30:3, items 1-25]. Includes items 1-25 22 letters to Susan Owen from various correspondents, 2 Oct 1930-26 Nov 1938. 3 letters to Harold Owen from various correspondents, 18 Mar 1964-19 Feb 1965.

Folder 4: folder labelled 'Owen Collection 30:4, Gunston Collection: press cuttings and other papers [34 ff]' [Former reference folder 30:3, items 1-34]. Includes items 1-34 18 press cuttings, 21 Feb 1921-15 Feb 1952; TS copy of 'Asleep'; TS extracts from article by Joseph Cohen, 1955; TS of 'Biographical Table' from Collected Letters.

Folder 5: folder labelled 'Owen Collection 30:5, Gunston Collection: Transcripts made by LG, with a note: "Copied from MSS lent to me by his mother after his death" [67 ff] [in a few cases, the Owen MSS which LG used are now lost, so that the LG copy is a unique record]' [Former reference folder 30:3, items 1-67]. Includes items 1-67 MS transcripts of Wilfred Owen's poems by LG.

Folder 6: folder labelled 'Owen Collection 30:6, Harold Owen: editing Wilfred Owen's papers (also Jon Stallworthy, Dennis Welland)' [Former reference folder 30:6, items 1-50]. Includes items 1-50 note from Harold Owen; TS 'List of manuscript poems in my possession' and a copy; list of 'MSS on loan to CDL'; TS copy of letter from Wilfred Owen to Osbert Sitwell; TS copy of Wilfred Owen's 'Ill winds'; notes and letters from John Stallworthy and Harold Owen; file and letter from Dennis Welland to Harold Owen.

Date

14 Mar 1919-1984

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (6 folders)