Postcard from William Plomer to John Betjeman, February 19, 1970

Public

Part of a collection of letters to John Betjeman from William Plomer (British poet, novelist and literary editor). Plomer is disappointed that Betjeman won't be able to attend the luncheon but is hopeful for another year. He tells Betjeman that he will be president of the Poetry Society for 3 years, until autumn 1971. Front of postcard shows Lumley Road in Skegness, Lincolnshire.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 53.14362, 0.3363
Additional physical characteristics
  • Handwritten in black ink.
Physical repository Collection
  • John Betjeman Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2000-010; File: Box 36, Folder 9
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 13, 2023
Technical note
  • Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 @ 300 & 600 DPI Tiff, as well as on Epson 10000XL @ 300 & 600 DPI by KM. Images cropped and resized for Vault @ approx 35MB. Metadata by MT.
Rights
  • Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
DOI

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