Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00273
Title
William Blissett Papers
Date(s)
- 1953-1984 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
1 box of textual records
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Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of William Blissett, 1989.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of fifty-nine letters and postcards from contemporary Canadian, British, and American poets in response to William Blissett's inquiry as to the influence of Edmund Spencer on their work. The letters date from 1953-1984. Some replies are added to Blissett's letter to addressee. The 1984 letters give him permission to publish the earlier letters from sender.
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Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
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Language of material
- English
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto