Separation and remarriage By 1932, Eliot had been contemplating a separation from his wife for some time. When Harvard offered him the Charles Eliot Norton professorship for the 1932–1933 academic year, he accepted and left Vivienne in England. Upon his return, he arranged for a formal separation from her, avoiding all but one meeting with her between his leaving for America in 1932 and her death in 1947. Vivienne was committed to the Northumberland House mental hospital in Woodberry Down, Manor House, London, in 1938, and remained there until she died. Although Eliot was still legally her husband, he never visited her.Seymour-Jones, Carole. Painted Shadow: A Life of Vivienne Eliot. Constable 2001, p. 561. From 1933 to 1946 Eliot had a close emotional relationship with Emily Hale. Eliot later destroyed Hale's letters to him, but Hale donated Eliot's to Princeton University Library where they were sealed, following Eliot's and Hale's wishes, for 50 years after both had died, until 2020. When Eliot heard of the donation he deposited his own account of their relationship with Harvard University to be opened whenever the Princeton letters were.
Separation and remarriage By 1932 Eliot had been contemplating a separation from his wife for some time When Harvard offered him the Charles Eliot Norton professorship for the 1932–1933 academic year he accepted and left Vivienne in England Upon his return he arranged for a formal separation from her avoiding all but one meeting with her between his leaving for America in 1932 and her death in 1947 Vivienne was committed to the Northumberland House mental hospital in Woodberry Down Manor House London in 1938 and remained there until she died Although Eliot was still legally her husband he never visited herSeymour-Jones Carole Painted Shadow A Life of Vivienne Eliot Constable 2001 p 561 From 1933 to 1946 Eliot had a close emotional relationship with Emily Hale Eliot later destroyed Hale's letters to him but Hale donated Eliot's to Princeton University Library where they were sealed following Eliot's and Hale's wishes for 50 years after both had died until 2020 When Eliot heard of the donation he deposited his own account of their relationship with Harvard University to be opened whenever the Princeton letters were