Letters between Isaiah Berlin and his mother
MS. Berlin 298
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Letters between Isaiah Berlin and his mother
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 298
Summary
Includes:
(fols. 89-129) correspondence while Berlin was in the United States, mainly in Chicago as a visiting professor, 1955-1956
(fols. 95-118) letters about Berlin's relationship with Aline Halban, including discussion of arrangements for their impending marriage, 1955
(fols. 169-179) correspondence while Berlin and his wife were in the Soviet Union, including references to the death of his uncle Leo Berlin, 1956
Date
1954-1956
Language
English
Physical extent
191 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
Family correspondence
Correspondence between Isaiah Berlin and his parents, Mendel and Marie Berlin
Letters between Isaiah Berlin and his mother
Letters between Isaiah Berlin and his mother
