Finding aid for the W. H. Davies letter to Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


Title:
W. H. Davies letter to Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Repository:
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
Creator:
Davies, W. H. (William Henry)
Dates:
June 27, 1905
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
Abstract:
Holograph letter to author Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch asking for financial assistance with the book The Soul's Destroyer and other Poems.
Identification:
MSS404
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of W.H. Davies

W. H. Davies (1871-1940) was a Welsh poet, writer and traveler around the United States and United Kingdom. Davies personally financed the printing of his first book The Soul's Destroyer in 1905 at a cost of £19. The book was generally ignored. Desperate for money, Davies compiled a list of prominent persons, and wrote to each sending a copy to the book and a request for financial assistance.

Scope and Content

Holograph letter to author Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch asking for financial assistance with the book The Soul's Destroyer and other Poems "...as I am at present without means of support."

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is a single item.

Subject Terms

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Persons:

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940
Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir, 1863-1944

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.