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| Creator: | Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967 |
| Title: | Siegfried Sassoon Letter |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1958 |
| Quantity: | 1 item (SC) |
| Abstract: | Letter from British poet and author Siegfried Sassoon to John S. Mayfield. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) was a noted British poet and author, best known for his anti-war writings during World War I (though he served with distinction on the Western Front for two years). He is one of sixteen Great War poets commemorated on a stone in Westminster Abbey.
John S. Mayfield was Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at Syracuse University's Bird Library in the 1950s, under Chancellor William Tolley.
The Siegfried Sassoon Letter consists of a single letter from Siegfried Sassoon to John S. Mayfield, thanking Mayfield for his gift of a reproduction of Ralph Hodgson's "The Mystery.""
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Special Collections Research Center has numerous works by Sassoon in its Rare Books Collection. Please be sure to search SUMMIT, our main catalog for these related materials.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Siegfried Sassoon Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Transfer from Mayfield, 2009.
Created by: MRC
Date: 4 Aug 2009
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