Papers relating to book Montgomery of Alamein by Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

Papers relating to book Montgomery of Alamein by Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont

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MS. 12172/5

Summary

Comprises:

Correspondence, mostly with publishers Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1968-1975

Correspondence, mostly from members of the public regarding the biography, and transcripts of radio broadcasts on Montgomery. Also includes letter from Weidenfeld and Nicolson regarding surplus stock of Star Wars: Suicide or Survival? by Chalfont, and drafts of an address by Chalfont for George Weidenfeld's 70th birthday. 1975-1977, 1989

Letter to Chalfont from Harriet Brennan, principally relating to Montgomery and to Brennan's work as a palm reader. Also includes photographs and poems by Brennan. 1976

Promotional material. n.d. [1976]

Cuttings of reviews of Montgomery of Alamein. Also includes several obituaries of Montgomery. 1976-1978