Correspondence to Peter Opie from relatives

Title

Correspondence to Peter Opie from relatives

Shelfmark

MS. Opie 246

Summary

Letters, cards, telegrams and notes from relatives/family members to Peter Opie:

Folder 1: Opie.

Philip Adams Opie [Peter Opie's father], 1930, 1936 and n.d. [1935.

Colin Opie [Philip Adams Opie's brother] and his wife Kathleen M. Opie, 1938-1955 and n.d. [1930s and 1940s].

John Opie [Colin Opie's son], 1938, 1948 and 1960.

Mary Robson, nee Opie [Colin Opie's daughter], pages of a letter, n.d., accompanying photocopies from an 18th century srcapbook.

'Aunt Catherine' [Catherine Opie, Philip Adams Opie's sister], one letter only, 1944.

'Grandfather' [Ernest Opie, Peter Opie's paternal grandfather], one letter only, 1937.

Folder 2: Collett, Mason, Collett-Mason.

Ascelin Frances Hay, nee Collett-Mason ['A', Margaret Collett Opie's sister], her husband Edward George Hay ['Eddie'] and daughter Nora Margaret Hay, 1938-1954 and n.d.

Kathleen Lucy Minchin, nee Collett-Mason ['K', Margaret Collett Opie's sister], 1944-1948 and n.d.; Michael Metcalf Davison ['Mike', Kathleen Minchin's son from first marriage], 1945-1947 and n.d., and his wife Valerie, 1964; Kenneth Davison ['Ken', Michael Davison's younger brother], 1943-1964.

Jessie Susette Collett-Mason [Peter Opie's maternal grandmother], one letter only, 1936, with a note by Frances Harriett Collett [Jessie Susette Collett-Mason's mother], 1899.

Catherine Hester Collett [Jessie Susette Collett-Mason's sister], 1937-1938.

Sarah Mason [Margaret Collett Opie's father's sister], 1937.

Also includes some letters and draft letters by Peter Opie, and newspaper cuttings relating to these relatives.

Folder 3: William Collett-Mason.

William Collett-Mason ('Uncle Bill', Margaret Collett Opie's brother), 1938-1956, with some letters and draft letters by Peter Opie to his uncle.

Folder 4: Archibald.

Sir Robert George Archibald [Iona Opie's father], 1946, 1948 and n.d.

Olive Archibald, nee Chapman [Iona Opie's mother], 1943-1944 and 1948.

Anstice Yvonne Archibald ['Anne', Iona Opie's sister], 1944, 1946 and n.d.

Date

1930-1964

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)