Correspondence and personal papers

Title

Correspondence and personal papers

Shelfmark

MS. 9696/8

Summary

Folder 1) Personal and family correspondence, 1941-1947, comprising:

three letters from his mother, Marion Greene (one partial), 1941 and others written during the Second World War

letter from his brother Hugh Greene, 28 Jan 1942

letter from Graham Greene to his brother, Hugh Greene in reply, 1 Aug 1942

letter from Graham Greene to Mrs Catherine Walston, his mistress ('the letter that ended the marriage'), 8 Sep 1947

note of Hugh Greene's address in Malaya, n.d.

Folder 2) Correspondence with his children, mainly childhood letters from the children, 1940s and one letter from Graham to Francis, Christmas 1956.

Folder 3) Business correspondence, comprising one letter from Fisher and Sperr, Booksellers, London, 15 Sep 1951.

Folder 4) Photograph and memorabilia, c.1906-1991, comprising:

photograph of Graham and Herbert Greene as children, c.1906

programme for The Potting Shed, Bijou Theatre, New York, 1957

caricature of Graham Greene from Punch, 25 Nov 1959

postcard of Anthony Palliser's portrait of Graham Greene at the National Portrait Gallery, 1983

copy of Laurel for Libby, a tale with cuts by the author by Vivien Greene, reprinted as a limited edition memorial by Holywell Press on Graham Greene's death, 1991

Date

c.1906-1991

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box