| Title |
Papers of Hugh Sykes Davies |
| Reference |
GBR/0275/Davies |
| Creator |
Davies, Hugh Sykes (1909-1984) |
| Covering Dates |
1928–1986 |
| Extent and Medium |
15 boxes |
| Repository |
St John's College Library |
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| Content and context |
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English Scholar. Entered St John's 1928. Jebb Studentship and Le Bas Prize 1931. BA 1931. Author of English Surrealist's manifesto, 1936 and co-curator of Surrealist Exhibition, London 1936. Surrealist prose poem 'Petron' published 1935. Published three novels 1950-60, 'The Papers of Andrew Melmoth'(1960) being the best known. Appointed College Rat Catcher 1967. Concentrated his critical talents on Wordsworth's poetry for last 20 years of his life, becoming a Trustee of Dove Cottage and having 'Wordsworth and the Worth of Words' published posthumously in 1986.
Papers relating to Wordsworth and associated work, and the study of English language; papers relating to Davies' book 'Wordsworth and the Worth of Words'; notebooks; early work and surrealism; letters (1959-86); press cuttings; papers relating to work on Trollope; papers relating to Charles Lamb Society Lecture; papers relating to essay, 'The Use of English,' and the teaching of English; papers relating to essay on De Quincey; papers relating to TV programme 'The Don's Tale' and other TV and radio work; papers relating to poem 'The Scales of Disaster'; reminiscences of Cambridge and village life; drafts of various essays and poems; miscellaneous papers; photographs; collected works
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Access and Use
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Please cite as St John's College Library, Papers of Hugh Sykes Davies |
| Index Terms |
| Poetry |
| Davies, Hugh Sykes (1909-1984) scholar and writer |
| St John's Library/Davies contains: |
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Box 1-3
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Wordsworth and the study of English language.
20 folders. |
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Box 4-5
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Wordsworth and the Worth of Words. |
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Box 6
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Notebooks.
Creator: Davies, Hugh Sykes (1909-84).
9 books; paper. |
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Box 7
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Clara Hopgood. Typescript of HSD's continuation of Clara Hopgood by Mark Rutherford (William Hale White).
Creator: Davies, Hugh Sykes (1909-84). |
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Box 8
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Early Work and Surrealism.
63 documents; paper. |
1928–1979 |
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Box 9
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Letters; press cuttings; papers relating to work on various authors, the teaching of English, TV programmes, poems and essays.
193 documents; paper. |
1936–1986 |
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Box 10
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Photographs.
88 items; photographs. |
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Box 11
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Cine Film and associated equipment. |
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Box 12
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Lecture slides and lecture cassette tapes. |
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Box 13-15
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Collected Works.
68 documents; paper. |
1928–1982 |
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