Letters between Isaiah and his parents
MS. Berlin 294
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters between Isaiah and his parents
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 294
Summary
Comprises correspodence while Berlin was in New York and Washington, working for British Information Services, including:
(fol. 1) comments on the effects of the declaration of war by the United States, and Winston Churchill's visit, 1942
(fols. 46-50) postcards and telegrams from Ireland while awaiting a flight back to the United States, 1942
(fols. 51-92) communications about Berlin's breakdown in health (which he tried to conceal from his parents) on his return to New York after leave in Britain, his hospitalisation and subsequent convalescence with Chaim and Vera Weizmann, 1942
(fols. 116-120) confession of the true severity of Berlin's illness in 1942, after his parents had discovered more from another source, 1943
(fol. 137) comments on F.D. Roosevelt, 1943
(fols. 143-144) mention of a fleeting encounter with Winston Churchill, 1943
(fols. 145-156) postcards and telegrams sent while on a tour of the United States, 1943
Date
1942-1943
Language
English
Physical extent
167 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
Family correspondence
Correspondence between Isaiah Berlin and his parents, Mendel and Marie Berlin
Letters between Isaiah and his parents
Letters between Isaiah and his parents
