Cecil Day-Lewis Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cecil Day-Lewis Papers, Ms1973-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Day-Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972
Abstract:
The Cecil Day-Lewis Papers includes notes, clippings, and poetry written for Jack Lindsay and the May Day booklet; and a 1956 BBC transcript of 'new poems.'
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cecil Day-Lewis Papers, Ms1973-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Cecil Day-Lewis Papers includes notes, clippings, and poetry including "Volunteer in Spain," written for Jack Lindsay and the May Day booklet; and a 1956 BBC transcript of 'new poems'--"Pegasus," "Psyche," "Baucis and Philemon," and "Ariandne on Naxos."

Biographical / historical:

Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972) was an Irish-born British poet, author, and professor. During his long career, he published multiple volumes of poetry and collected essays, as well as several translations of classical texts. In 1968, he was appointed Poet Laureate. Under the name "Nicholas Blake," Day Lewis wrote a series of detective novels. He taught at Cambridge and Oxford, and later at Harvard.

Acquisition information:
The Cecil Day-Lewis Papers were purchased by the Virginia Tech Library in 1972 and transferred to Special Collections in February 1974.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Cecil Day-Lewis Papers was completed in 1973. Additional description was completed in March 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Authors
British literature
Poems