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201. Add MS 88924/8/9-10

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Title:
Personal papers of Jean Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to Jean Conan Doyle's (née Leckie) relationship with Arthur Conan Doyle, her marriage and Arthur Conan Doyle's burial.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-1940
Extent:
2 files

202. Add MS 88924/8/10

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Title:
‘Mag. Op. Modern Woman’. Notebook by Arthur and Jean Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
Notebook with autograph notes by Arthur Conan Doyle and Jean Conan Doyle. Mainly notes made by Jean Conan Doyle about clothing and society with some newspaper articles about society matters. Autograph notes/verse by Arthur entitled ‘Genus Americanum’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1910-1930]
Extent:
1 file

203. Add MS 88924/8/11

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Title:
Speeches at The Author's Club about Arthur Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
Typescript copies of speeches made at the unveiling of the Conan Doyle Memorial Tablet at The Author’s Club, 1932.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 file

204. Add MS 88924/8/12

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Title:
Personal papers of Adrian Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
File includes:Typescript signed letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Edgar Smith accepting membership to the Baker Street Irregulars. Extract about King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra watching the play ‘The Speckled Band’. Typescript poems by Beatrix Holden about Adrian Conan Doyle and his wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1930-1970]
Extent:
1 file

205. Add MS 88924/8/12-18

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Title:
Personal papers of Adrian Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the literary estate of Arthur Conan Doyle. After the death of Jean Conan Doyle in 1940, Arthur's second surviving son Adrian Malcolm took over as executor of Arthur Conan Doyle's literary estate.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1930-1970]
Extent:
7 files

206. Add MS 88924/8/13

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Title:
Personal papers of Adrian Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
File includes:Information about The Conan Doyle Memorial Fund.Newspaper articles about Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, 1952 French Sherlock Holmes themed menu Postcard showing the home of Jean Conan Doyle mother, Selena Bousfield. A typescript catalogue, created by Adrian Conan Doyle, of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1930-1970]
Extent:
1 file

207. Add MS 88924/8/14

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Title:
Adrian Conan Doyle's Personal Papers, papers relating to Hesketh Pearson's book
Scope & Content:
In 1943 Hesketh Pearson published Conan Doyle: His Life and Art. Adrian and Dennis Conan Doyle were extremely upset by the portrayal of their father in this book. In response Adrian wrote the pamphlet ‘The True Conan Doyle’ in 1945. File includes:Article about ‘The Whispering Gallery’ by Hesketh ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1939-c 1956
Extent:
1 file

208. Add MS 88924/8/15

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Title:
Bible owned by James Leckie and Adrian Conan Doyle
Scope & Content:
In 1863 the bible was given to James Leckie by Sarah Foster. In 1919 James Leckie gave the bible to Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle. James Leckie was the maternal grandfather of Adrian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 file

209. Add MS 88924/8/16

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Title:
Personal Papers of Adrian Conan Doyle, papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle’s centenary
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the publication of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Centenary 1859-1959. Includes correspondence and notes on Arthur Conan Doyle’s work by Adrian Conan Doyle.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1957-c 1959
Extent:
1 file

210. Add MS 88924/8/16-17

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Title:
Personal Papers of Adrian Conan Doyle, papers relating to Arthur Conan Doyle’s centenary
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the publications of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Centenary 1859-1959
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1957-c 1959
Extent:
2 files