IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS1180
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: A sedative at daybreak
Date(s): undated
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1 item
Name of creator(s): Whistler | Laurence | 1912-2000 | engraver on glass and writer
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Laurence Whistler won the first King's Gold Medal for poetry in 1935. He published twelve books of poetry. Whistler was famed for his prodigious skill in point engraving on to glass. His work may be seen in many museums and numerous churches, including Salisbury Cathedral.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Typescript copy of poem, "A sedative at daybreak" by Laurie Whistler. With etchings by Joan Hassall. This copy was a gift to Walter de la Mare. Inscribed "And to dearest WJdlM with love, always, from LW".
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open for research although at least 24 hours notice should be given.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Special Collections Reading Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
This description only.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: 2011-06-28