Correspondence with Thomas Moult

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Thomas Moult (1885-1974), poet, novelist, literary critic, relating to a request to be considered for employment as a music critic for the Manchester Guardian on an occasional basis, and with the provision of specimens of work, which is granted. Also included is an internal letter from Neville Cardus, writer on cricket and music critic, discussing Moult's suitability for the work.

There is a request by Moult for permission to publish excerpts of articles from the Manchester Guardian in an anthology entitled Cenotaph, which is granted.

GDN/A/M104/1 is an internal employment history index card for Moult, 1916.