Correspondence to William K. Wimsatt, Jr.: 1959., 03/18/1959-12/29/1959

File — Box: 1, Folder: 26

Identifier: GAMMS1.2.26

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged chronologically.

Dates

03/18/1959-12/29/1959

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Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Typed Letter Signed dated 03/18/1959 from Lodwick Hartley of North Carolina State College to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., asking him for comments on his work. Sent from Raleigh, North Carolina. Also, 1 Typed Letter Signed dated 11/05/1959 from Frank Kermode of the University of Manchester to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., asking his advice on a university matter. Reference to the University of Manchester. Sent from Manchester, England. And 1 Typed Letter dated 12/29/1959 from Louis Benezet to W. Royce Powell, introducing himself and the following letter. Sent from Honolulu, Hawaii. Includes 1 Typed Document entitled "Letter to Editor of Magazine "Navy" by Louis Benezet, discussing the "Shakespeare Mystery", or the theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was the "real Shakespeare". Also, 4 Typed Reviews of Louis Benezet's book "The Six Loves of 'Shakespeare'".

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HARTLEY, LODWICK - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1959): Other Types

KERMODE, FRANK - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1959): Other Types

MANCHESTER - UNIVERSITY OF - REFERENCE IN CORRESPONDENCE (1959): Other Types

BENEZET, LOUIS - CORRESP. TO POWELL, W. ROYCE (1959): Other Types

POWELL, W. ROYCE - CORRESP. FROM BENEZET, LOUIS (1959): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM HARTLEY, LODWICK (1959): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM KERMODE, FRANK (1959): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - REFERENCE IN CORRESPONDENCE (1959): Other Types

"SHAKESPEARE MYSTERY" - REFERENCE IN CORRESPONDENCE (1959): Other Types

BENEZET, LOUIS - REFERENCE IN REVIEWS (1959): Other Types

BENEZET, LOUIS - "SIX LOVES OF SHAKESPEARE" - REF. IN CORRESP. (1959): Other Types