Annan, (N.G.), Baron Annan
MS. Berlin 241
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Title
Annan, (N.G.), Baron Annan
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 241
Summary
Includes letters about:
(fol. 5) Berlin's article on Winston Churchill, 1949
(fol. 11) Guy Burgess's defection, 1951
(fols. 12-13) Roy Harrod's biography of Keynes, 1951
(fols. 26, 29) Annan's review of Berlin's The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy 's View of History , 1953
(fols. 76-78) Berlin's impressions of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
(fols. 79-80) Annan's Romanes Lecture, 1965
(fols. 81-83, 86-88) the offer to Berlin of the headship of Iffley College, and financial support for Iffley from Wolfson, 1966
(fols. 92-97) Berlin's article on Lewis Namier, and the the involvement of the CIA in the funding of Encounter 1966
(fols. 127-136) an article by Annan on Maurice Bowra, including detailed and frank comments on Bowra by Berlin, 1973
(fols. 141-144) Berlin's broadcast for the 'Man of Action' series, including comments by Berlin on Toscanini, 1974
Date
1949-1994
Language
English
Physical extent
169 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
Letters of major correspondents
Annan, (N.G.), Baron Annan
