Manuscript letters and postcards, primarily from Evelyn Waugh to his daughter Margaret Waugh. Includes several letters jointly addressed to Margaret, Harriet and Teresa Waugh, and one postcard addressed to Waugh's granddaughter Emily Albert FitzHerbert. Also contains a postcard to Margaret Waugh...
Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 1 of 5)
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19 Feb [1953]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Piers Court, Gloucestershire) to Margaret Waugh regarding visits to Bodiam and Sissinghurst castles, and Margaret learning Chinese. 1 folio. 24 Feb [1953]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Piers Court, Gloucestershire) to Margaret Waugh regarding a painting by Au...
Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 2 of 5)
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24 Jan 1957: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding settling in to Combe Florey House, Septimus Waugh starting a new school, and Auberon Waugh planning a trip to Italy. Also mentions a trip to Pixton, and a trip to London to see lawyers. 1 folio. 28 Jan [195...
Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 3 of 5)
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22 May [1958]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in Monte Carlo and plans for the rest of the trip. 2 folios. [c. 11 Jul 1958]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Munich) to Margaret Waugh with various short, disparate piece...
Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 4 of 5)
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[1960/1961?]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh asking for the address of a medical professional written into the margin of a book given/lent to Margaret. 1 folio. 20 Feb 1961: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh admonishing Margar...
Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 5 of 5)
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4 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s writing, recent snowfall, upcoming travel plans and other family news. 1 folio. 10 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s problems at wo...
Passport of Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston, for travel to the Continent.
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Lord Palmerston’s passport for travel to the Continent. Includes physical description of Palmerston, as well as official stamps and signatures documenting his journey through France.
Papers consisting primarily of letters from the philosopher, poet and activist Edward Carpenter to a "Mrs Casey", a friend of Carpenter's from Nottingham. The letters describe Carpenter's life, his retirement from lecturing, his plans to write, his thoughts on democracy, the death of his father,...