Tynan Archive. Kathleen Tynan's correspondence with persons aside from her research team about the research and writing of the Tynan biography; 1981-1983. Mostly typewritten.
Tynan Archive. General background information and research material relating to Warrington and Birmingham, and to the life, family and business interests of Sir Peter Peacock, Tynan's father, and of Rose Tynan, Ken Tynan's mother. Includes sets of official documents relating to Sir Peter Peacock's extensive business interests, with a set of microfiche from Companies House containing information on Peacock family companies and other investments. Mostly photocopies.
Tynan Archive. Background information relating to Maria Peacock, Sir Peter's second wife, the extensive Peacock and Tynan cousinage, and Tynan's marriages and children. Mostly photocopies.
Tynan Archive. Interviews about Ken Tynan's life and times. Most although not all of the interview subjects were taken from the 'people lists' drawn up for the purpose (and preserved here at Add. 88156-88168). The typed transcripts of the interviews are sometimes annotated, and are usually accompanied by a short introductory profile of the subject by the interviewer. These profiles are frequently uncharitable about their subjects, and a few comments border on the libellous. The interviews th...