Papers recording the development of Charles as a baby. This folder contains: a brown volume entitled Baby: A Record with printed pages filled in by Meriel Forbes to record Charles' development, including a list of gifts, who they were sent by, and attendees at his Christening four loose pages fr...
Letters of congratulation on the birth of Charles Richardson
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Letters to Ralph and Meriel offering congratulations on the birth of Charles Richardson on 1 Jan 1945. Senders include Bronson Albery, Dorothy Black, Anthony Bushell, Edith Evans, Kate Terry Gielgud, Edie Martin, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and Jane Priestley.
Telegrams and cards of congratulation on the birth of Charles Richardson
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Cards and telegrams to Ralph and Meriel offering congratulations on the birth of Charles Richardson on 1 Jan 1945. Senders include John Burrell, Peter Hall, Emile Littler, Nancy Nevison, Jane Priestley, and Sybil Thorndike.
Letters and notes written by Charles Richardson for his parents
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Letters and notes written by Charles Richardson and usually addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The contents of this folder represent the letters and notes that appear to be the earliest written by Charles. They are mostly undated, but include a postcard from 1951 and letters sent b...
Letters written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 9, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The majority of these letters are sent from Summer Fields, Charles' boarding school near Oxford, and therefore convey news of events at school, like sports matches, and include requests for vari...
Letters and notes written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 10, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The many of these letters are sent from Summer Fields, Charles' boarding school near Oxford, by air mail to Ralph and Meriel on tour in Australia in 1955. However they also include a series o...
Letters written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 11, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The majority of these letters are sent from Summer Fields, Charles' boarding school near Oxford, and therefore convey news of events at school, like sports matches, and include requests for var...
Letters and notes written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 12 and 13, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The majority of these letters are sent from Summer Fields, Charles' boarding school near Oxford, by air mail to Ralph and Meriel on tour in America in 1957. However they also include a...
Letters written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 14 and 15, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The majority of these letters are sent from Stowe, Charles' boarding school, and therefore convey news of events at school, like sports matches, and include requests for various items to...