Straight (Lady Daphne)
MS. Berlin 285
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Straight (Lady Daphne)
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 285
Summary
Predominantly semi-official and personal correspondence between Berlin at British Information Services, Washington and Straight at the Ministry of Information, London, containing much discussion of United States and British wartime politics and affairs, including letters about:
(fols. 5-6, 10-12) the effects of the appointment of Darlan as chief of French North Africa, 1942
(fols. 10-12, 24) the Beveridge Report, 1942-1943
(fols. 73, 75, 78, 83) Straight's impressions of Chaim and Vera Weizmann, 1943
(fols. 50, 76, 79) Straight's meetings with and impressions of John Winant, the United States Ambassador in London, 1943
(fols. 116-117) the result of the United States Presidential election, 1944
(fols. 120, 123) an offer to Berlin by Duff Cooper, through Straight, of the post of Press Attaché at the Paris Embassy, 1944-5
Date
1942-1988 [predominantly 1942-1946]
Language
English
Physical extent
160 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
Straight (Lady Daphne)
