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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], Derek Stanford Papers, Ms1978-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired prior to 1978.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Derek Stanford Papers was completed in 1978. Additional description was completed in March 2011.

Biographical Note

Derek Stanford (1918-2008) was a British author, biographer, poet, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Scope and Content

The collection includes a typescript copy of a short book,  The Pylon Poets  (Michigan: William B. Eerdmans), by Derek Stanford about the poets W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Cecil Day-Lewis, and Louis MacNeice. The copy has passages which did not appear in the final version of the book, and two short epilogues of which one was discarded for the book. Also included is a handwritten explanation of the copy by Stanford.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
• Authors, English -- 20th century
• British literature
• Day-Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972
• Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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