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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 89422 Language German Name Brearley, Joseph, school teacher, 1909-1977

1. Add MS 89422

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Add MS 89422
Title:
Joseph Brearley Papers
Scope & Content:
Joseph Brearley was a teacher of English and German, and subsequently Deputy Head, at Hackney Downs School, London (1939-42 and 1946-71). He produced a number of school plays, including Macbeth (1947) and Romeo and Juliet (1948) in which Harold Pinter took leading roles. Upon Brearley's retireme...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1909-2008
Extent:
37 files

2. Add MS 89422/1/2

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Title:
Joseph Brearley: Personal Documents
Scope & Content:
(1). Birth Certificate. Joseph Brearley, born 13 July 1909. A true copy of an Entry in the Register of Births for the Sub-District of Batley, York, 19 August 1909. (2). British Passport (78866). (3). Various German documents (1972-78) including ID and permission to work (teacher). (4). German...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1909-1978
Extent:
1 file

3. Add MS 89422/1/3

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Title:
Joseph Brearley: Funeral Matters
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the cremation of Joseph Brearley, Nürnberg Crematorium, 23 November 1977. Includes the text of a poem by George Herbert ('Love') read at the service, letters in German to Mara Loytved-Hardegg, and a memorial poem by William Duff ('JB: November 1977'). Also, an obituary (Batley ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1969-1978
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 89422/1/4

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Title:
Joseph Brearley: Gymnasium Höchstadt a. d. Aisch
Scope & Content:
Two publications (1977 and 1983) from the Gymnasium in which Brearley taught English. Both include memorial notices with portrait photographs and both include the poem 'Joe Brearley' by Harold Pinter, in the former publication as a typed text and in the latter publication as a copy holograph.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1977-1983
Extent:
1 file

5. Add MS 89422/2/11

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Title:
Mara Loytved-Hardegg: Letters Received from Joseph Brearley
Scope & Content:
The letters record Brearley's visit to England, touring with his American friends Ben and Kris Kliegman, in September and October 1977, (shortly before, that is, Brearley's death, 19 November). The tour included visiting Henry Woolf in Folkestone, Harold Pinter's parents in Brighton, and lunch w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1977
Extent:
1 file

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