D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: 'D'Oyly Carte Island', Weybridge (Correspondence)
Scope & Content:
(1). 10 Jul 1924. Copy of Undertaking, Rupert D'Oyly Carte to Sir George Ernest May. With related correspondence (1924-39). (2). Other correspondence (1946-81).
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Correspondence with National Trust Regarding Coleton Fishacre
Scope & Content:
(1). Correspondence (1983-85) with National Trust concerning the purchase of 'D'Oyly Carte memorabilia' for display to visitors to the Coleton Fishacre property. Some newspaper and magazine cuttings. (2). Newspaper cuttings (1999). (3). Correspondence (2005) regarding the sale to the National ...
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Correspondence with her Solicitor)
Scope & Content:
Correspondence on various legal matters between Bridget D'Oyly Carte and Walters Fladgate, Solicitors (formerly Fladgate & Co.), incorporating some letters (1932-34) from Fladgate to her father, Rupert D'Oyly Carte.
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Letters from and regarding Simone Boulter)
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters to Bridget D'Oyly Carte (mostly 1970s) from Mrs Simone Boulter (relative) who died in 1983 in a nursing home in France. The file includes some correspondence with others, including Bridget D'Oyly Carte's solicitor, and John Calabrini, Simone Boulter's nephew. The earliest item...
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Shrubs Wood, Rates and Utilities)
Scope & Content:
Extensive records (1949-84) of general rates and utilities relating to Shrubs Wood, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks. Includes photocopy of a feature in the Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art (1936): 'Shrubs Wood, Buckinghamshire' (6 sheets).
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Shrubs Wood, Mr and Mrs Down)
Scope & Content:
Correspondence file, largely copy letters to Mr and Mrs Down, commencing 1952: 'I am writing to confirm that I can offer you and your wife a situation with me at my house.' Includes payment records for 1961-62.
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Bridget D'Oyly Carte (Annual Subscriptions and Membership)
Scope & Content:
Subscription and charity-related correspondence in respect of: BUPA; Oxfam; Mansfield House University Settlement; The Country Gentlemen's Association Ltd.; Cecil Houses (Inc.); The Royal Horticultural Society; The National Trust; Mermaid Theatre Association.