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Title:
Correspondence with Muriel Hewitt
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Ralph Richardson and Muriel 'Kit' Hewitt, his first wife, together with letters of condolence to Ralph following her death in 1942. This file includes: a letter from Muriel to Ralph making the arrangements for their weddinga letter to Muriel from Clemence Dane praising Mur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924-1948
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
General Correspondence: Unidentified
Scope & Content:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson from friends and colleagues arranged chronologically by first name.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931-1983
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Vivien Leigh
Scope & Content:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Vivien Leigh, conveying personal news. This file includes a letter sent during the Second World War concerning friends in service and other letters detailing tours and holidays, giving opinions on directors and fellow actors, and conveying th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-1966
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Dame Sybil Thorndike
Scope & Content:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Dame Sybil Thorndike, conveying personal news. These letters also discuss arrangements for meetings, plays and actors, and convey thanks for various presents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1953-1964
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Sir John Gielgud
Scope & Content:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Sir John Gielgud. These letters discuss plays, including a production in New York, films, work in Los Angeles, and social events. They also offer thanks for various presents. This folder also includes a letter of condolence to Lady Richard...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1983
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Sir John Gielgud
Scope & Content:
Letters and postcards to Meriel Forbes from Sir John Gielgud following the death of Ralph Richardson. These letters mostly offer thanks for various presents and meals. They include a draft of Gielgud's preface to The Lord Chamberlain's Blue Pencil by John Jonhstone, a couple of pages of cartoon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1983-1998
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Notes and decorated envelopes from Ralph Richardson for Meriel Forbes
Scope & Content:
Undated notes and decorated envelopes sent by Ralph Richardson to Meriel Forbes-Robertson to celebrate various events, including chiefly Christmas, Easter, Meriel's birthdays and their wedding anniversaries. They originally probably accompanied presents and tokens of affection.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Large notes and decorated envelopes from Ralph Richardson for Meriel Forbes
Scope & Content:
Undated, oversized notes and decorated envelopes sent by Ralph Richardson to Meriel Forbes-Robertson to celebrate various events, including chiefly Christmas, Easter, Meriel's birthdays and their wedding anniversaries. They originally probably accompanied presents and tokens of affection.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Sir Laurence Olivier
Scope & Content:
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Sir Laurence Olivier, conveying personal news. These letters also discuss plays and actors, convey thanks for various presents, and include a poem about the friendship between the two couples.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943-1986
Extent:
1 folder

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Title:
Letters from Ralph Richardson to Meriel Forbes
Scope & Content:
Letters from Ralph Richardson to Meriel Forbes-Robertson, from before they were married, written from the Royal Naval Air Station at Eastleigh during Ralph's National Service. These letters concern Ralph's activities on the base and Meriel's health, including one dated 22 Nov 1939 describing a c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1939
Extent:
1 folder