W. H. Auden letters to Reed Whittemore

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0099-F0816

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Two letters handwritten by poet W. H. Auden to Reed Whittemore are dated June 13, 1970, and May 15, 1972. Auden writes to decline to review books suggested by Whittemore and states his fee for readings.

Dates

Creation: 1970-1972

Creator

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907-1973)

Poet, dramatist, librettist, and essayist W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden was born February 21, 1907 in York, England. He became an American citizen in May 1946. In 1948, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for The Age of Anxiety.

"Wystan Hugh Auden."Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 9: 1971-1975. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994 (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed March 2008).