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Milne, Ewart, 1903-1987

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905-05-25 - 1987-01-14

biographical statement

Irish poet who described himself on various book jackets as "a sailor before the mast, ambulance driver and courier during the Spanish Civil War, a land worker and estate manager in England during and after World War 2" and also "an enthusiast for lost causes – national, political, social and merely human".

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ewart Milne papers, 1949-1969

 Collection
Identifier: 1984-009
Scope and Contents The Ewart Milne papers are arranged in to 2 series, Series 1: Correspondence and Series 2: Writings. Series 1: Correspondence consists primarily of handwrittten and typed letters from Milne to Patrick “Paddy…." Galvin. The remaining Milne correspondence consists of letters from Milne to colleagues, reviewers, and publishers (Barbara Howard, John Montague, Denys Val Baker, Gordon Whar ton, Jon Wynne-Tyson) as well as carbon copy typed letters to various newspaper editors. Other...
Dates: 1949 - 1969

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