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Scope and Contents Material relating to Sir William Empson (1906-1984), poet, academic and critic and his wife, Hetta, Lady Empson (1915-1996), sculptor, political activist and socialite. The first part of the collection comprises papers (mainly letters) from William and Hetta Empson, to each other and to others, notably Walter Brown and David Jones. They include both domestic matters and also descriptions of world events such as their experiences in China during the Communist Revolution, and Hetta´s work in...