Dame Helen Gardner (1908-86) was an English scholar and critic. See Who Was Who for details.

Working papers of Dame Helen Gardner relating to her edition of The divine poems of John Donne, including:

• letters from Herbert Grierson, 1943-50
• a typescript essay, 'The Date, Order and Interpretation of the Holy Sonnets', [1946]
• an amended typescript 'Commentary', annotated 'Version sent to Press & sent back to be cut', n.d.

Given to the Library by Dame Helen Gardner, through Robert Shackleton, n.d. [but before April 1980].

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

For photographs and photocopies of Donne manuscript material, see MS. Facs. c. 138.

Poetry, English | 16th century

Poetry, English | 17th century

Donne | John | 1573-1631 | Dean of St. Paul's and poet

Gardner | Helen Louise | 1908-1986 | literary scholar

Grierson | Sir | Herbert John Clifford | 1866-1960 | Knight | Professor of English literature at Edinburgh University