John James Munro correspondence
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1956
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of three letters, dated 1914, 1915, and 1956, all to John J. Munro. The letter from 1914 contains information on the book Romeus and Juliet 1567; the letter from 1915 is a note from a former friend at Oxford, G.K.A. Bell, Bishop of Chichester and poet; and the letter from 1956 is a thank-you note for a book received at the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham, England.
Creator
- Munro, John James (Person)
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical note
John James Munro was born in England in 1883 and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1913. During World War I he served in the Royal Corps of Signals in Gallipoli and Palestine and was awarded the Military Cross. After the war he worked in the telephone and telegraph industry in Egypt and then in London. Munro resumed his literary work on Shakespeare following his retirement in the 1940s. He authored and edited multiple works on Shakespeare and wrote a biography of Frederick James Furnivall, the second editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Munro died in London in 1956 at age 73.
Source:
"Major John Munro," The Times (London), October 30, 1956.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Composed of correspondence to John James Munro, twentieth century Shakespeare scholar, author, and editor, which discusses both personal and professional matters. Includes a letter from the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Provenance
Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.
- Title
- John James Munro Correspondence
- Subtitle
- 1914-1956
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Delaney, 1986; Rachael Young
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
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