Letters and papers of Mary Wimbush
MS. Eng. c. 7880
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters and papers of Mary Wimbush
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7880
Summary
(fols. 1-87) Letters of condolence after MacNeice's death, arranged alphabetically by signature, including:
(fol. 4) Wilfred Blunt
(fol. 14) Nest Cleverdon
(fol. 15) Sylvia Coleridge
(fol. 23) H. B. Fortuin
(fol. 26) Val Gielgud
(fol. 29) Margaret Gardiner
(fols. 30-31) Grizelda Hervey
(fols. 32-3) John Hilton
(fol. 36) Beatrix Lehmann
(fol. 38) Cecil Day-Lewis
(fol. 39) Jill Day-Lewis
(fol. 40-43) Mercy MacCann
(fol. 46) Charles Monteith
(fols. 57-9) Isabella Gardner Tate
(fol. 63) Eric Walter White
(fol. 64) Ruth Winawer (Jones)
Newspaper cuttings, 1962-2002, and undated, including:
(fols. 88-98) obituaries and tributes
(fols. 99-102) articles featuring MacNeice, 1962 and n.d.
(fol. 103) article by Ned Sherrin about 'The Archers', mentioning Wimbush in the Evening Standard, 23 Dec 2002
Date
1962-2002, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
103 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Louis MacNeice and Mary Wimbush
Letters and papers of Mary Wimbush
