Guardbook
MS. Cary adds. 4
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Guardbook
Shelfmark
MS. Cary adds. 4
Summary
Containing:
(fol. 1) seven letters from Cary to Graham Ackroyd, 1946-8
(fol. 10) nineteen letters from Cary to Andrew Wright, 1955-7, with two to Gina Wright, 1955, 1956 (given by Andrew Wright, 1963)
(fol. 44) letters about Cary in Nigeria, 1962 (given by col. Peter R. Moody, U.S.A.F., 1963)
(fol. 50) photostats of nine letters from Cary to H.S.W. Edwardes, 1914, 1934-43, 1952 (given by Mrs. W. Davin, 1964)
(fol. 75) thirty-two letters and postcards from Cary to his father, Arthur Pitt Cary, 1900-23, with papers=relating to Cary's childhood and school days (given by Arthur Lucius Michael Cary, 1964)
(fol. 179) two letters from Cary to Dorothy Erskine Muir, 1952, 1955, with a draft of chapter 69 of A House of Children, taken from a presentation copy of that novel given by Cary to Dorothy Muir, and a rejected draft probably of a part of chapter 22 of A Fearful Joy
(fol. 183) four letters from Cary to Harrison Smith, 1953-5 (given by miss K. Gildersleeve on behalf of Mr. Smith, 1967)
Date
1946-1967
Language
English
Physical extent
186 Leaves
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Collection contents
Additional Cary papers (MSS. Cary adds.)
Guardbook
