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Dobrée, Bonamy, 1891-1974 (Professor of English Literature, University of Leeds)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891 - 1974

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Five signed letters from Bonamy Dobrée to Sir Herbert Grierson relating to a planned Oxford History of English Literature

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-373
Identifier: Coll-1873
Scope and Contents

Three autograph and two typed letters signed, nine pages in total, written in Leeds from 25 December 1937 to 14 May 1939. Sent from Bonamy Dobrée to Sir Herbert Grierson, suggesting a commission for a collaboration with Edmund Blunden to produce a volume on the late 18th century for a planned Oxford History of English Literature and subsequently discussing aspects of its progress.

Dates: 25 December 1937-14 May 1939