Raymond Chandler to Natasha and Stephen Spender
MS. 6647/35
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Raymond Chandler to Natasha and Stephen Spender
Shelfmark
MS. 6647/35
Summary
Chandler and miscellaneous letters, 1955-1979, comprising:
(fols. 1-16) Chandler letters to Stephen Spender, 1955-1957 Includes: (fol. 2) Stephen Spender carbon typescript to Chandler, 27 Feb 1956 (fol. 3) a handwritten letter from Chandler, Mar 1956
(fols. 17-18) Miscellaneous letters, comprising (fol. 17) a photocopy of Michael Gilbert to Chandler, 28 Jun 1957. [An original carbon copy of this letter is in Dep. Chandler] (fol. 18) Jean Fracasse to Natasha Spender, n.d.
(fols. 19-25) Letters to and from Natasha Spender, 1975-1979, comprising (fol. 19) a handwritten letter from Natasha Spender to Graham Carleton Greene concerning Frank MacShane's Chandler biography, 28 Dec 1975 (fol. 20) a letter to Natasha Spender from Patrick Hynan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Société; Radio-Canada, 1 May 1979 enclosing (fols. 21-25) a list of 21 questions about Chandler (fol. 25) a photocopy titled 'Playback' and footnoted 'Helga Greene account, Jun 1960; MWA file' (listing Chandler biographical details, not the novel of the same name)
Date
1955-1979
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers
Correspondence files
Raymond Chandler correspondence and papers
Raymond Chandler to Natasha and Stephen Spender
