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War poet Siegfried Sassoon’s papers arrive in Cambridge
Share The archive of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon has been delivered to the Cambridge University Library after a campaign to raise £1.25m. The library bought the collection after a successful fundraising drive – helped by a £550,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The archive includes a manuscript of Sassoon’s statement refusing to return... »
Sassoon fund gains £550,000 boost
Share (with video) A campaign to save the papers of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon for the nation has been bolstered by a grant of £550,000. The National Heritage Memorial Fund’s award to Cambridge University puts it closer to raising the £1.25m needed to permanently secure the collection. It includes a manuscript of Sassoon’s statement refusing to... »
Record year for acquisitions to Tate Collection
Share At a press conference on 17 September on the publication of its Annual Report 2008/9 and presentation of its future programme, Tate announced that the year was the most successful on record for acquisitions to the Tate Collection. It also announced an increased focus on working with regional and international partners with a record... »






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