mss0099_0822.xml Finding aid for Wilfrid Meynell letter to Margaret Zogbaum 1926 February 14 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2008 April 9) Finding aid encoded 2008 April 9 English Wilfrid Meynell letter to Margaret Zogbaum1926 February 14 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
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 Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-1948. Wilfrid Meynell letter to Margaret Zogbaum 1926 February 14 MSS 099, F822 1 item (1 leaf) One letter handwritten from English poet and editor Wilfrid Meynell to Margaret Zogbaum. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

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MSS 099, F822, Wilfrid Meynell letter to Margaret Zogbaum, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

Wilfrid Meynell (1852–1948) was an English poet, essayist, and journalist. Meynell edited periodicals and wrote stories, verse, and articles, sometimes under his own name and sometimes as "John Oldcastle," "Francis Phillimore," or anonymously. He discovered the poet Francis Thompson, who for 19 years was an adopted son in the Meynell household.

"Meynell, Wilfrid." Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography reproduced in Wilson Web Biography Reference Bank. http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/ (accessed April 2008).

Scope and Content Note

One letter handwritten by poet and editor Wilfrid Meynell to Margaret [Montgomery Zogbaum]. In his letter Meynell discusses the final days of his son, Everard Meynell and thanks Zogbaum for her friendship to his son.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Meynell, Everard.Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-1948--Correspondence.Zogbaum, Margaret Montgomery. Topical Terms English literature--20th century--Sources. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) Detailed Contents List 55 F822 Wilfrid Meynell letter to Margaret Zogbaum 1926 February 14