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Finding Aid for the John Gawsworth Papers, 1945-1954

Descriptive Summary

Title:
John Gawsworth Papers, 1945-1954

Collection number:
642

Creator:
Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970

Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Abstract:
Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong (1912-1970) was the founding editor (1939-41) and London editor (1957-8) of the English Digest, London editor of the Literary Digest (1946-9), and editor of Poetry Review (1948-52). He also published books of poetry under the pseudonym John Gawsworth. The collection consists of 3 drafts of a biography of author Arthur Machen, including holograph and typescript manuscripts, plus a questionnaire sent to Machen and filled out by him by biographer John Gawsworth (a pseudonym for Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Language:
English.