Guide to the T. S. Eliot Papers
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Guide to the T. S. Eliot Papers
Collection number: MS 319
The University Library
Special Collections and Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
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- UCSC OAC Unit
- Date Completed:
- August 2008
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Descriptive Summary
Title: T. S. Eliot papers
Dates: 1932-1965
Collection number: MS 319
Creator:
Eliot, T. S.
Collection Size:
2 document boxes
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: This small collection includes correspondence, playbills from performances of Eliot's plays, an annotated, corrected copy
of "East Coker", a copy of "Natarejah" by Tambimuttu, obituaries, news clippings about Eliot and a selection of published
appearances of Eliot's works.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
T. S. Eliot papers. MS 319. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of
California, Santa Cruz.
Acquisition Information
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Biography
Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 - January 4, 1965), was a poet, dramatist, and literary critic. He received the
Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Among his most famous writings are the poems The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste
Land, The Hollow Men, Ash Wednesday and Four Quartets; the plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party; and the essay
"Tradition and the Individual Talent".
Scope and Content of Collection
This small collection includes correspondence, playbills from performances of Eliot's plays, an annotated, corrected copy
of "East Coker", a copy of "Natarejah" by Tambimuttu, obituaries, news clippings about Eliot and a selection of published
appearances of Eliot's works.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Eliot, T. S.(Thomas Stearns),1888-1965--Archives
Poets, English--20th century
Related Material
box-folder 1:1
Correspondence re: acquisition of collection
1965
box-folder 1:2
Outgoing Correspondence - 17 letters
n.d.
1932-1965
box-folder 1:3
Incoming Correspondence
n.d.
box-folder 1:4
Obituaries [photocopies]
ca. 1965-1966
box-folder 1:5
Newsclippings about Eliot [photocopies]
n.d.
ca. 1950-1968
box-folder 1:6
Playbills from performances of Eliot's works
n.d.
ca. 1953-1965
box-folder 1:7
East Coker A Poem by T. S. Eliot, Reprinted from the Easter Number of the "New English Weekly" - annotated, corrected copy, heavily soiled
1940
box-folder 1:8
Natarejah: a poem for Mr. T.S. Eliot's sixtieth birthday by Tambimuttu - This is no.6 of the PL Pamphlets Editions Poetry London Limited 26 Manchester Square, W.1
1948
box-folder 2:2-16
Articles about Eliot & his writings
ca. 1918-1968
