Laurence Binyon correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0181

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence from British poet and playwright, Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) to G. Herbert Thring and D. Kilham Roberts, lawyers for the Society of Authors, concerning problems or questions of copyright laws (United States and British). One letter complains of unauthorized changes made in Binyon's articles on Japanese and Chinese painting and Japanese prints in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Another letter discusses Cyril Connolly's request to publish several poems by Binyon in The Observer and in Horizon. There are also discussions of royalties from and copyright of plays, as well as one letter from Bruce Humphries to Binyon.

Dates

Creation: 1921-1942

Creator

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research

Conditions Governing Use

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