Theodore Maynard (1890–1956) was an English-American

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, and historian. He grew up in England until 1920, and afterwards he moved to America and lived there until his death. Although he considered himself primarily a poet, during his lifetime he was best known and most influential as a historian of

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, especially in the United States. Theodore Maynard is an uncle of writer Joyce Maynard.University of Manitoba: Archives & Special Collections - inventory of the papers of Fredelle Maynard
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* * 1890 births 1956 deaths 20th-century English poets {{UK-poet-stub