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Arthur William Symons fonds
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1890-1921 (Creation)
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- Symons, Arthur William
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86 p.
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Arthur William Symons (1865-1945) was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales the second child of a Wesleyan Methodisit minister, Reverend Mark Symons (1824-1898) and his wife Lydia Pascoe (1828-1896). Credited with familiarizing the English with French and Italian writing, he produced a several translations and an extensive collection of personal writing and poetry.
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The fonds predominantly consists of hand written letters, telegrams and postcards from Symonds to Henry D. Davray. Points of origin include Rome(1897), Madrid (1899), Leipzig (1899) and Cardoba (1898). Also included are two typed copies of letters, 1890, to Bliss Carman and a hand written note to Mr. Symons from Elodie Dolmetsch (Desiree), sister-in-law and later 2nd wife of Arnold Dolmetsch French born musician and intrument maker.
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- English
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2999 (Symonds)
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Open
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Public domain