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Ref NoLKE/G/S17/C/047
TitleGeneral Diaries and note books: 'The Cosmopolitan Club, Cornell University'
DescriptionNotebook titled by Leonard Elmhirst-'The Cosmopolitan Club, Cornell University.' In the front of the book is a letter from Leonard to Dorothy Elmhirst dated 1st Sept 1923 (Scotland); six versions of a poem, 'The Golden Oriole'; letter from Claude Colleen to Leonard dated 14 Apr 1922; rough typed note for a speech re Spirit of Internationalism tha Leonard was asked to do by Rabindranath Tagore; three rough outlines for poems; note for telegram to 'Sultan of Turkey-Salaam alecum, come around to the Telluride immediately. Your life is in danger, the British Empire is in a hurry, LKE & WTR'; small watercolour drawing of a stained glass window; two versions of a poem called, 'Anuradhapura'; short story called, 'Travelling,' written in 1921, Ithaca, NY; poem, 'To a Chinese Poet,' dated Sept 1918, Romford; poem, 'Quarter Guard,' dated Jul 1918; poem , 'The Bride's Lament,' dated 1918?; poem, 'Thinking of my Brothers on a Moonlit Night, dated 1918?; poem , The Lament of a Farm Hand,' dated 1920? at Merridale Farms; poem, 'Old Death,' Mar 1921; poem, 'Bedtime'; poem, 'By the Rio de la Plate,' dated 24th Nov 1924, San Isidro, Buenos Aires. In the back of the book is two versions of a poem, 'Fragments from Life, and a newspaper cutting from the Times Educational Supplement on Indian Music at Dartington dated 28th Mar 1969.
Date1920-1923
Physical Description8.25" x 7" grey book
FormatManuscript
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