WOOD PAPERS. Vols. I-IV. Correspondence of Sir Henry and Lady Jessie Wood, chiefly with prominent individuals in the world of music, together with a small amount of family correspondence; [1896]-1971, n.d. Some collections of letters have notes by Lady Jessie Wood attached, mainly concerning Sir Henry's separation from his wife, Muriel, in 1935, and the correspondent's statements, opinions and reactions to that event. Four volumes.
WOOD PAPERS. Vols. VI, VII. Correspondence with the British Broadcasting Corporation and other interested parties, concerning the management of the Promenade Concerts; 1937-1969. Two volumes.
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British Broadcasting Corporation: Correspondence with Sir H. J. Wood, etc., rel. to the Promenade Concerts: 1937-1969.
CHARLOTTE SHAW PAPERS. Vols. VI, VII. Typewritten copies of letters from T. E. Lawrence to Charlotte Shaw, together with some from T. E. Lawrence to G. B. Shaw, of which the originals are Add. 45903, 45904; 8 Jan. 1923-31 Jan. 1935. Included are copies of two letters, 15 March 1928 and 26 Nov. 1930, of which the originals are missing. Letters to G. B. Shaw of 7 May and 19 July 1928 have been cut from the typescript.
Scope & Content:
Thomas Edward Lawrence, afterwards Shaw; called 'Lawrence of Arabia': Correspondence with G. B. Shaw and C. F. Shaw of Thomas Edward Lawrence: 1922-1935, n.d.: Partly typewritten, copy and draft.
SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ARCHIVE. Vols. I-LII. John Masefield; 1909-1967, n.d. Fifty-two volumes.
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John Edward Masefield, OM; Poet Laureate: Correspondence of the Society of Authors with, and rel. to John Edward Masefield: 1909-1967, n.d: Partly signed, partly copies, partly printed.
SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ARCHIVE. Vols. LX-LXIII. Letters relating to licensing of Shaw's plays. See also Add. 50649. Four volumes.
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George Bernard Shaw, author: Correspondence, etc., rel. to licensing performances: 1909-1950. George Bernard Shaw, author: Letters, etc., rel. to the licensing of his plays: 1944-1949, n.d: Partly signed, partly copies.