Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Dame Helen Gardner (1908-86) was an English scholar and critic. See
Working papers of Dame Helen Gardner relating to her edition of
Given to the Library by Dame Helen Gardner, through Robert Shackleton, n.d. [but before April 1980].
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid
reader's card (for admissions procedures see
A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.
For photographs and photocopies of Donne manuscript material, see MS. Facs. c. 138.