Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cecil Day-Lewis Papers, Ms1973-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Cecil Day-Lewis Papers were purchased by the Virginia Tech Library in 1972 and transferred to Special Collections in February 1974.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Cecil Day-Lewis Papers was completed in 1973. Additional description was completed in March 2011.

Biographical Note

Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972) was an Irish-born British poet, author, and professor. During his long career, he published multiple volumes of poetry and collected essays, as well as several translations of classical texts. In 1968, he was appointed Poet Laureate. Under the name "Nicholas Blake," Day Lewis wrote a series of detective novels. He taught at Cambridge and Oxford, and later at Harvard.

Scope and Content

The Cecil Day-Lewis Papers includes notes, clippings, and poetry including "Volunteer in Spain," written for Jack Lindsay and the May Day booklet; and a 1956 BBC transcript of 'new poems'--"Pegasus," "Psyche," "Baucis and Philemon," and "Ariandne on Naxos."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Authors
• British literature
• Poems

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Cecil Day-Lewis Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).