Letters of condolence
MS. 6681/26
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Letters of condolence
Shelfmark
MS. 6681/26
Summary
Includes correspondence from (inter alia):
Ian Parsons; Aileen Balcon; William Plomer; Alec Wallace; Ursula Vaughn-Williams; Peggy Ashcroft; Iris Origo; Philip Larkin [dated 11 May 1972]; Charles Tennyson; Christian Brett, Viscountess Esher; Dorothy Church. Many refer to the broadcast of 'A Lasting Joy'. Mar-Sep 1972
Gabriel Woolf; Sean Day-Lewis; Hallam Tennyson. Also letters from Elaine Hamilton, with draft letter from Jill Balcon. Many letters refer to the broadcast of 'A Lasting Joy', some enclose typescript verse. May-Oct 1972 [= closed]
Margaret Stevens ('Stevie'); Bob Alington; Dennis Welland; Stuart Hampshire; Ian Parsons; William Plomer; Trekkie Parsons. With telegrams from Stephen and Natasha Spender, Al and Barbara Gelpi. May 1972
Ursula Vaughn-Williams; Ann Blakemore. Mar-Jul 1972 [= closed]
Date
Mar-Oct 1972
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of C. Day-Lewis [pseudonym Nicholas Blake] and his wife Jill Balcon
Correspondence
Letters of condolence after death of C. Day-Lewis, with newspaper cuttings
Letters of condolence
