Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Siegfried Sassoon Papers of the Sitwells
1918-1957
Cage 165
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967.
- Title
- Siegfried Sassoon Papers of the Sitwells
- ID
- Cage 165
- Date [inclusive]
- 1918-1957
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Letters, clippings, postcards and pamphlets received from Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell containing comments on English literary and social life. Included is a catalog of Cecil Beaton's work containing an appreciation by Osbert Sitwell.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Siegfried Sassoon Papers of the Sitwells, 1918-1957 (Cage 165)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of letters, clippings, postcards and pamphlets received by Siegfried Sassoon from Edith, Osbert and Sacheverelle Sitwell containing their comments on the English literary and social scene. Included is a catalog of Cecil Beaton's paintings and photographs which contains an appreciation by Osbert Sitwell.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2021
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The letters and other papers received by Siegfried Sassoon were acquired by Washington State University Library in June 1975 from the House of El Dieff, N. Y., and who had purchased them at Christie's London, at the Sassoon sale of June 4, 1975.
Related Materials
Related Material
Thomas Balston Papers of the Sitwells, 1924-1960 (Cage 9)
Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell Papers, 1917-1972 (Cage 531)
Nina Hamnett Papers, 1914-1953 (Cage 534)
Stephen Tennant Papers, 1929-1977 (Cage 643)
Ada Leverson Letters from the Sitwells, circa 1920-1935 (Cage 4669)
Stephen Tennant Papers, 1945-1953 (Cage 4722)
Edith Sitwell Correspondence, 1922-1964 (Cage 4793)
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967 -- Archives
Creator(s) :
- Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980.
- Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964.
- Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969.
- Sitwell, Sacheverell, 1897-1988.
Subject(s)
- Poets, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Literature
Detailed Description of Collection
Letters from Edith Sitwell |
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box | folder | |||
undated 17 items. |
1 | 1 | ||
1921 1 item. |
1 | 2 | ||
1926 7 items. |
1 | 3 | ||
1927 29 items. |
1 | 4 | ||
1928 28 items. |
1 | 5 | ||
1929 6 items. |
1 | 6 | ||
1930-1935 18 items. |
1 | 7 | ||
1952-1957 5 items. |
1 | 8 | ||
Envelopes 52 items. |
1 | 9 | ||
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Letters from Osbert Sitwell |
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box | folder | |||
undated 26 items. |
1 | 10 | ||
1918-1929 47 items. |
1 | 11 | ||
1930-1939 15 items. |
1 | 12 | ||
1941-1949 22 items. |
1 | 13 | ||
Envelopes 31 items. |
1 | 14 | ||
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Letters from Sacheverell Sitwell and other letters and papers |
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box | folder | |||
Miscellaneous clippings, cut sheets and publications. Includes: Beaton, Cecil Walter Hardy, 1904-. Cecil Beaton: a catalogue of his paintings and photographs. [London, n.d.]. 11 p. front. port. Lists Cecil Beaton's photographs and paintings, with an appreciation by Osbert Sitwell (pp. 5-7). [not in Fifoot] undated 15 items. |
1 | 16 | ||