Bowen (Elizabeth)
MS. Berlin 245
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bowen (Elizabeth)
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 245
Summary
Contains original letters both to and from Bowen, those from Berlin having been returned to him after Bowen's death
Includes:
(fols. 5-10) description by Berlin of a dinner at New College attended by Virginia Woolf, 1933
(fols. 56-60) description by Berlin of a meeting with Hugh Walpole, 1936
(fols. 61-70) discussion of events at Bowen's Court during and after a visit by Berlin, including the development of an affair between Goronwy Rees and Rosamund Lehmann, 1936
Date
1933-1957
Language
English
Physical extent
166 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
Bowen (Elizabeth)
