Masefield, John, 1878-1967
Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:
Masefield, J. to Bull, D. - correspondence, 1920-08-04
Folder 8
HILL CREST. BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Augt 4. 1920. Masefield calls Bull's contributions to "The Hist of Litchfield" (White, 1920),"so well written" and sends her "as a curiosity", the newsprint reproduction of "our late German King" [Kaiser Wilhelm II]. "We aren’t very proud of...the royal imbecile...[here in]...state dress, with ermine. The painting* is still, probably, at Windsor," he concludes. [*by Strassberger?]
Masefield, J. to Bull, D. - correspondence, 1920-10-17
Folder 8
Boar’s Hill, Oxford. Oct 17. 1920. Masefield thanks Bull for her letter and gift, notes attractions of the fall season, and reports on the "huge success" of Vachel Lindsay, during the American poet's visit to Oxford.
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1922]
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1922]
HILL CREST, BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Undated [1922?]. Masefield thanks Bull for sending Miss Cor’t (to Oxford); declares the Masefields shall always be glad to see friends of Bull’s; hopes that ‘next year’ Bull will bring them.
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1923?]
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1922]
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1924?]
HILL CREST, BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Undated [1924?]. Masefield thanks Bull for her kind letter; reports a Mr. Northrup having wooed him to come to America, ‘not quite so witchingly as’ Bull, but with talent and perseverance; laments ocean travel; wishes for wings instead; asks Bull to come to England; encloses ‘Christmas woodcut’ done by daughter Judith; pens potentially controversial verses; closes with greetings to Bull’s aunts, brother, and friend Henry Cor’t.
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1925]
HILL CREST, BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Undated [1925, spring?]. Masefield reports learning from Bull’s brother that she may travel to England this summer [of 1925]. Masefield urges Bull to visit at end of July for the Oxford Recitations when the best speakers of verse in England will be competing before well-known and laurelled bards like Mr de la Mare.
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [1925]
HILL CREST, BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Undated [1925]. Masefield welcomes Bull’s letter with news that she is coming to England; recalls having written her two or three days earlier, urging her to do so; notes that the Masefields shall not be doing any summertime play but declares that Bull will ‘love’ the Recitations in July.
Masefield, J to Bull, D. - correspondence, Undated [mid July 1925]
HILL CREST, BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Undated [mid July 1925]. Masefield invites Bull to visit his home on Thursday July 16th, explaining that there will be so few chances to speak during Recitations.