Progressive League Archive
The Progressive League collection consists almost entirely of correspondence between League members A. Ashton Burall, Peter Russell, Alec Craig, and the people from whom they solicited lectures or readings. Among the correspondents are W. H. Auden, Robert Graves, Donald Hall, Elizabeth Jennings, V. S. Pritchett, Stevie Smith, and Enid Starkie. The collection also contains several poetry manuscripts and a small group of clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1963
Creator
- Progressive League (London, England) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)
Extent
1.00 boxes
Historical Information
The Progressive League was a literary and political group which flourished in London from the 1930s through the early 1960s. Its primary function was to sponsor readings and lectures and to provide a meeting place for the literary and political minds of the time. These lectures and readings were often loosely thematic and an emphasis was placed on presenting differing views of an issue. The League was a descendent of the similar Promethean Society, and in 1957, it in turn gave birth to the Contemporary Poetry and Music Circle, which maintained its activities through the early 1960s.
Source of Acquisition
Accession number 879. Purchased from Bertram Rota Ltd., December 15, 1967
Creator
- Progressive League (London, England) (Organization)
- Title
- Progressive League Archive
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2021 April 20: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Manuscripts Collecting Area
Joel Minor
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu