Kallin (Anna)
MS. Berlin 261
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Kallin (Anna)
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 261
Summary
Contains original letters (in English and Russian) both to and from Kallin, those from Berlin having been returned to him after Kallin's death
Predominantly correspondence relating to Berlin's broadcasts for the BBC, which Kallin edited, and discussion of topics for broadcasts and other potential broadcasters for the Third Programme
Includes letters about:
(fols. 20-22, 33-35, 81) the possibility of Berlin giving the Reith Lectures, 1957-1958, 1961
(fols. 21-23, 25-27, 29-30) the [rejected] possiblility of Berlin talking on Boris Pasternak after the publication of Dr Zhivago, the stopping of proposed readings from the book by George Katkov, and further discussion on Boris Pasternak including the possibility of Berlin writing on him for the Manchester Guardian, 1957-1958
(fols. 31-32) Berlin's inaugural lecture as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, on ' Two Concepts of Liberty', 1958
(fols. 115-116, 120-121, 125-126) Berlin's disagreement with Tamara Deutscher over his treatment of her late husband, 1969
(fol. 140) Berlin's Romanes Lecture on Turgenev, 1970
(fols. 163-164) Berlin's essay on meetings with Anna Akhmatova and Boris Pasternak , 1980
Date
1956-1980
Language
English
Physical extent
222 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
Kallin (Anna)
