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Stephen Spender letter to Reed Whittemore
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Sir Stephen Spender was a British poet, critic and novelist whose work often took on themes of social protest. He was born on February 28, 1909, in London and died on July 16, 1995.
"Stephen Spender, Poet of Melancholic Vision and Social Conscience, Dies at 86."The New York Times, July 17, 1995.
One letter handwritten by Stephen Spender to Reed Whittemore, dated May 24, 1971, regarding reviewing books.
Box 54, F0817: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Gift of Doris Grumbach, February 2008.
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, March 2008. Further encoded by George Apodaca, October 2015.
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- 2008 April 3
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One letter handwritten by Stephen Spender to Reed Whittemore, dated May 24, 1971, regarding reviewing books.
Physical Description1 item (1 leaf)