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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... »





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