Edward Henry Blakeney: Poetry and Letters

MS.Add.7504. 'Omnium Gatherum or Poetical fragments, and verses on various occasions', 1885 - August 1889 (1 volume).

MS.Add.7505. 'Horae Poeticae', August 1889 - December 1897 (1 volume).

MS.Add.7506. 'Poems', December 1902 - November 1905 (1 volume).

MS.Add.7507. 'Original Verse (and Translations into verse)', November 1905 - August 1909 (1 volume).

MS.Add.7508. Poetry, Sepember 1909 - December 1915 (1 volume).

MS.Add.7509. Letters to Blakeney, arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent, 1886-1952 (2 boxes).

Edward Henry Blakeney (1869-1955) was a classical scholar and poet. He was headmaster of Sandwich Grammar School, Borlase's School, Marlow, and the King's School, Ely, before becoming master at Winchester College.

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Presented by Blakeney's youngest son, Thomas Sydney Blakeney, 1955.

Description compiled by Robert Steiner, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives.

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Cambridge University Library also holds further papers and photographs of E.H. Blakeney and his family, MS.Add.8553.