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Draft forewords to "You Come Too"

Handwritten and typescript drafts of Farjeon's foreward to Frost's posthumously published volume of poetry "You Come Too" including revisions and corrections. The foreward was drawn from the notes Farjeon made in 1957 of her last meeting with Frost on his return to England during that year. Page 12 is missing. Title was originally "Come With Me"

Edward Thomas

Includes poem "The Spring: To Edward Thomas" published in The Grasshopper Broadsheets April 1945, invitation to a talk "Edward Thomas (1878-1917): Poet and Critic" by R George Thomas on 15 November 1967, and an information sheet on The Edward Thomas Centenary Memorial appeal which includes copies of signatures of Myfanwy Thomas, Jill Balcon, Alec Guinness and Douglas Snelgar [?] Vicar of Steep

Edward Thomas Fellowship - Miscellaneous

Edward Thomas Fellowship Birthday Walks 1978, 1982 - 1985, 1988, 1994 - 2000, 2002

Various signed walk cards to Myfanwy Thomas 1986 - 2004

Autumn Walks 1982, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001

Edward Thomas Fellowship Committee minutes 25 July 1986, 31 October 1986, 22 May 1993, 20 November 1993, 1 March 1997, 12 July 1997 and 28 February 1998

Edward Thomas Centenary Celebrations 4-5 March 1978

Photocopies of letters of protest and evidence submitted to The Edward Thomas Fellowship against the planned A3 road bypass in the Steep area c.1985

Edward Thomas Fellowship press release relating to the painting "Summer Evening Landscape from the Poet's Stone" by Mervyn Goode, including photograph of the painting. 1987

Programmes for ceremonies held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at Agny, France on 9 April 1992 and 6 October 2002

Edward Thomas Fellowship visit to the Imperial War Museum and Westminster Abbey 2 July 1993

Edward Thomas Fellowship seminar on Edward Thomas held at Lincoln College, Oxford 20 November 1993

Event "Music inspired by the poetry of Edward Thomas" 24 April 1999

Account of Edward Cawston Thomas's visit to Buffalo University, New York State to view the Edward Thomas holdings, 1999

Printout of The Edward Thomas Fellowship website 14 February 2000

Edward Thomas Fellowship Study Day at Kingham Village Hall 6 July 2002

Edward Thomas Fellowship Study Day at the University of Gloucestershire 12 July 2003

Edward Thomas Fellowship - Newsletters

The Edward Thomas Fellowship Newsletters October 1980, January 1982, August 1982, January 1983, August 1983, December 1983, February 1984, August 1984, December 1984, January 1985, July 1985, January 1986, August 1986, August 1987, February 1996, Spring 2001, January 2004

Index to The Edward Thomas Fellowship Newsletters October 1980 - January 1999

Drafts and related correspondence of selected newsletter articles

Edward Thomas to Robert Frost

Photocopied typescripts of 57 letters spanning virtually the whole course of the Thomas - Frost relationship until Thomas's death in 1917. Mainly written from Thomas to Frost, they cover domestic issues as well as thoughts on poetry and the work of other writers and Thomas's observations from France

Includes photocopy of article "Six letters from Robert Frost to Edward Thomas" by R George Thomas. Publication unknown

Eleanor Farjeon

Handwritten letters, notecards and a programme for the production of "The Two Bouquets" by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon at Piccadilly Theatre. Also includes Christmas greetings cards from Eleanor featuring poems "St Mary Axe", "The Children's Carol", "Joseph with the Infant Jesus", "A Wish", "The Mother's Song", "Child's Carol", "The Third Joyful Mystery", "Sweet Ass", "A Manger Song" and "The Week After". One notecard sent for the wedding of Lyn and Sanchia is written on a notecard illustrated with doves and dated 25 November 1842

Events

Programmes and information for various events including "Edward Thomas and Contemporary Poetry: A One-day Conference" 12 March 2005, the Friends of the Dymock Poets Spring Day 25 March 2006, production of "The Songs I Had... A portrait in scenes and music of the First World War composer Ivor Gurney", "Visions and Thanksgiving: A concert in St Mary's Church, Dymock" 6 October 2012, "The Poetic Voices of John Drinkwater" talk 5 October 2013, "Return to Adlestrop" 24 June 2014, "Dymock 1914 Remembered" 11 - 12 July 2014, "The Dymock Poets and the impact of the First World War: An illustrated talk by Linda Hart" 15 November 2014 and "1914: Songs and poetry of World War I" by The Trench Choir. Includes pencil annotations

Execution of Meyerstein's will

Documents relating to E H W Meyerstein's death and the role of Rowland Watson as executor of his will. Includes:

Correspondence from John Farquharson Limited Business Manager and Philip Larkin whilst Librarian at the University of Hull

Detailed valuation lists of Meyerstein's estate and books and papers held in the crypt of Godrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford

Newspaper cuttings regarding the Meyerstein library sale

Publishers agreements between the executors of the Meyerstein estate regarding the royalties for his works "Phoebe Thirsk", "Of My Early Life", "Selected Poems of E H W Meyerstein", "Some Letters of E H W Meyerstein", "Verse Letters to Five Friends" and "Bollond"

Information on the Chatterton Lecture at the British Academy funded by a bequest from the Meyerstein estate

Geoffrey Burgess

Includes photocopy of letter from Edward Thomas to Charles Barret, naturalist and writer of wildlife books on Australia and New Guinea, active from 1907 until his death in 1959. Sent 7 September 1908

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