| Title |
Laurence and Clemence Housman: letters to Noel Teulon-Porter |
| Reference |
GBR/0012/MS Add.8831 |
| Creator |
Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959 |
| Covering Dates |
1917–1963 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 envelope; paper |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives |
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| Content and context |
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Laurence Housman (1865-1959), writer; Clemence Housman (1861-1955), author.
8 letters, some on psychological, sexual and religious matters. With 3 poems by Laurence Housman.
Presented by N. Teulon-Porter, 1962.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Laurence and Clemence Housman: letters to Noel Teulon-Porter, MS Add.8831 |
| Further information |
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'As I Seem to Remember', an autobiography by Teulon-Porter, is at MS Add.8431.
This catalogue was prepared by John Wells of the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, May 2012.
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| Index Terms |
| Religion |
| Literature |
| Homosexuality |
| Housman, Laurence (1865-1959) writer and artist |
| Porter, Noel Teulon - (b 1884) |
| Manuscripts/MS Add.8831 contains: |
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1
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. 1 Pembroke Cottages, Kensington, W8. Discusses various causes of difficulties in sexual relations. On the reverse of one sheet are calculations and a gardening tip, apparently in Teulon-Porter's hand.
3 sheets. |
26 Oct. 1917 |
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2
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. 'Greycot', New Milton, Hampshire. News of Adrian; hopes for a romantic attachment; discusses the 'chemical' nature of sexual attraction; the success of his Victorian plays and his plans for a novel.
5 sheets. |
2 Dec. 1921 |
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3
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. 'Greycot', New Milton, Hampshire. Arrangements for a pageant. Invites Teulon-Porter to visit, on condition that he does not walk about with no clothes on.
1 sheet. |
9 Dec. 1921 |
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4
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. No place. Describes previous romantic and sexual attachments; 'chemical affinities'; unblocking a drain. Incomplete: pages 3 and 4 only.
2 sheets. |
1921–1926 |
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5
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. Longmeadow, Street, Somerset. Social news; the death and character of Homer Lane.
2 sheets. |
16 Jan. 1926 |
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6
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. Longmeadow, Street, Somerset. Discusses Shakespeare's nonsense vocabulary; social news; feasting at Trinity [College, Cambridge], and a promise of an anecdote relating to A. E. Housman. Bearing a note by Teulon-Porter respecting relations between Laurence Housman and A. E. Housman, and the sexuality of them and Clemence Housman.
2 sheets. |
27 Dec. 1927–1963 |
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7
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Letter. From Laurence Housman. Longmeadow, Street, Somerset. News of 'Johnnie'; has read Skin for Skin' by Llewellyn Powys; will be lecturing near Cambridge; has had difficulty with a writing project; a nun is making Housman her Lenten penance; criticizes the Roman Catholic Church and predicts the disestablishment of the Anglican.
4 sheets. |
22 Feb. 1928 |
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8
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A Song of Offering. Poem by Laurence Housman ("In the darkness of the night..."). Corrected fair copy.
1 sheet. |
1920–1929 |
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9
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The Bath-room Ballad. Poem by Laurence Housman ("The Dromodarees & their mothers and sons..."). Corrected fair copy.
1 sheet. |
1920–1929 |
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10
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"When the childless mule raised eyes above...". Poem by Laurence Housman. Corrected fair copy, signed.
1 sheet. |
1920–1929 |
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11
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Letter. From Clemence Housman. Longmeadow, Street, [Somerset]. Thanks for a stool for jelly making.
1 sheet. |
1924–1955 |
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12
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Envelope. Addressed to Teulon-Porter at an address in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and bearing an annotation initialled by him.
1 envelope. |
28 Jan. 1959 |
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