Assorted personal possessions
MS. 15363/14
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Assorted personal possessions
Shelfmark
MS. 15363/14
Summary
Comprises:
Correspondence regarding artworks owned by David Astor. Includes correspondence with Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. 1936-1968
Correspondence regarding jewellery owned by Bridget Astor. Also includes jewellery designs and correspondence between Bridget Astor and Nancy Astor. 1961-1980
Copies of lectures, speeches and papers collected by David Astor, including The Atheist's Tragedy for the Rationalist Association, The Vicar of the Brewers, a scene from Macbeth, Alfred and the Cakes, The English Shires, The Problem of Ireland by Robert Birley for the German English Society, and The Struggle of the Freedom of the Press in England. I: The Beginnings of the Struggle - the Religious Castaway, John Hobhouse and Nature in English Literature for the Gresham Lectures. 1949-1985
Date
1936-1985
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Personal papers
Personal, biographical and financial material
Assorted personal possessions
