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Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

 Person

biographical statement

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sprigge, Squire

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Identifier: 2000.006.1.49
Content Description From the Item:

Letters written primarily to Siegfried Sassoon in response to Sassoon's call for monetary donations for a gift of a clavichord (to be constructed by Arnold Dometsch) in honor of the Poet Laureate, Robert Bridges, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Dates: 1924 - 1929