Dallas Pratt documents collection, 1695-1990

Creator:: Pratt, Dallas
Extent:: 2 linear feet 2 boxes (35 items)
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Eighteen letters of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, friend of Queen Anne, wife of the great English military commander, and ancestress of Sir Winston Churchill. The letters contain comments on the political events of the day, particularly the Jacobite cause, the building of Blenheim Palace, and family affairs. The letters were the subject of an article"The Duchess Speaks Her Mind" by Dallas Pratt in the "Columbia Library Columns" May 1965, pp. 27-42. There are also letters by Jonathan Swift, 13 May 1740; John Constable, 14 Dec. 1833 and 18 Dec. 1834; George W. Wales, 22 Jan. 1859; and a document signed by Louis XIV, 13 Oct. 1705. In addition, there are nine original photographs of Rupert Brooke, taken in London, 1913, by the American photographer Sherril Schell, as well as a photostatic copy of poems from the Rugby notebook of Rupert Brooke. A printed poem by Dallas Pratt has been added
Biographical / historical:: Dallas Pratt was born 21 August 1914 and died 20 May 1994.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Pratt, Dallas. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965. Accession number--M-1965.

Printed poem by Dallas Pratt: Source of acquisition--Estate of Dallas Pratt. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1994. Accession number--M-1994.

Custodial history:

Gift of Dallas Pratt, 1965-1994.

Processing information:

Entered in AMC 11/27/1990.

Printed poem by Dallas Pratt Processed HR 11/17/1994.

Arrangement:

Cataloged.

Accruals:

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Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dallas Pratt documents collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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