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Quennell, Peter, 1905-1993

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905-03-09 - 1993-10-27

Biography

English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

J. Howard Woolmer collecton of Poetry Bookshop research and bibliographic materials, 1913-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-007
Scope and Contents J. Howard Woolmer collecton of Poetry Bookshop research materials consists largely of Woolmer's research materials and pre-publication drafts of the bibliography but includes PBS manuscripts and ephemeral printing. The collection is organized into two series: Series 1: Correspondence: Joy Grant: letters from British writers and collegues of Harold Monro in reply to Grant as she wrote Harold Monro and the Poetry Bookshop (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967) including correspondents...
Dates: 1913 - 1988

Peter Quennell correspondence with Dorothea Gould, 1977-1991

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-003-SEE RELATED MATERIALS NOTE
Scope and Contents

15 handwritten and signed letters, 2 handwritten and signed postcards, 1 greeting card, and 1 photo from Peter Quennell to Mrs. Dorothea Gould.

Dates: 1977 - 1991

Peter Quennell manuscripts, 1988

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-009
Scope and Contents

The Peter Quennell manuscripts consist of handwritten manuscripts, in seven notebooks, of The Pursuit of Happiness. It includes typescript drafts, galley proofs, and corrected page proofs. Also housed with the manuscript material is the Peter Quennel - Dorothea Gould correspondence, 1997.003.

Dates: 1988

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