Pitter, Ruth, 1897-1992
Person
Biography
Emma Thomas "Ruth" Pitter, CBE, FRSL was a 20th-century British poet. She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed a CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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