Carter - Charles
MS. Berlin 248
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Carter - Charles
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 248
Summary
Comprises letters from and copies of letters to:
(fols. 1-67) M.R. Bonham Carter, later Baron Bonham Carter, 1946-1983, predominantly on publishing business connected with Collins Publishers, including letters about:
(fols. 15-20) a contract for books on 19th-century Russian thought, to be written by Berlin, 1950
(fols. 44-47) the publication of Boris Pasternak's novel ( Dr Zhivago), 1956
(fols. 68-176) Lady Violet Bonham Carter, later Baroness Asquith, 1946-1965, including letters about:
(fols. 92-96) Berlin's article on Winston Churchill and Lady Violet's plans to write a book on him, 1953
(fols. 135-136) an article by Goronwy Rees about Guy Burgess, 1956
(fols. 138-140) the Suez Crisis, 1956
(fols. 177-214) Charles, Prince of Wales, 1980-1986 (=Closed).
Date
1946-1986
Language
English
Physical extent
214 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
Carter - Charles
