Papers of Candida Lycett Green, comprising papers relating to her father, John Betjeman
MS. 23581/84
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Papers of Candida Lycett Green, comprising papers relating to her father, John Betjeman
Shelfmark
MS. 23581/84
Summary
Comprises:
Folder 1: photocopies of letters received by Mary Wilson, poet, from John Betjeman, [1961-1983]
Folder 2: letters from John Betjeman to correspondents including Pansy Lamb, Osbert and Anne Lancaster, Geoffrey and Mary Taylor and Auberon Waugh, some with covering letters to Lycett Green by recipients when gifting the letters to her after her father's death, 1950-1995
Folder 3: citation by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and two certificates naming John Betjeman as an honorary citizen of both the city of Austin and the state of Texas, [1972]-1974
Folder 4: photocopies of articles by John Betjeman, [1939-1982]
Folder 5: papers including drawings presented to John Betjeman and music by Gilbert R. Betjeman, 1901-1968 and n.d. [c.1900-1960]
Folder 6: Transport for London 'Poems on the Underground' poster featuring a poem by John Betjeman, [Oct 2006]
Folder 7: audio cassette of 'Betjeman's Cornwall', 1999 (= Closed).
Date
1901-[2006] and n.d. [c.1900-1960]
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (7 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Candida Lycett Green (1942-2014), author and conservationist
Papers of the Betjeman and Lycett Green families
Papers relating to John Betjeman
Papers of Candida Lycett Green, comprising papers relating to her father, John Betjeman
