Material relating to sport, including: photocopies of two pages mentioning cricket games in which P.G. Wodehouse played, 1900 and 1907; photocopy of bills from the Soundview Gold Club on Long Island, both signed by P.G. Wodehouse, one dated 14 Oct 1929; copy of Surrey County Cricket Club, a smal...
P.G. Wodehouse Biographical Material: William Townend
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Photocopies of three flyleaf inscriptions from P.G. Wodehouse to his friend William Townend in copies of The White Feather, The Pothunters, and The Head of Kay's, dating from the period of the first publication of the books, 1902-07.
P.G. Wodehouse Biographical Material: After Graduation
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Photocopies from The Alleynian recording P.G. Wodehouse’s sports activities relating to Dulwich College after his graduation. These include some early cricket games played by P.G. Wodehouse’s own team, 'P.G. Wodehouse’s XI', against Dulwich and P.G. Wodehouse’s own reviews of Dulwich games, Jun ...
P.G. Wodehouse Biographical Material: Marriage Certificate
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Photocopy of P.G. and Ethel Wodehouse’s marriage certificate, 30 Sept 1914, with an explanatory cover letter from Robert McCrum to Sir Edward Cazalet, 23 Apr 2001.
Photocopy of a page from the Savage Club Candidates’ Book, with P.G. Wodehouse nominated for membership by D. Greenbough Smith, with signature of his supporters. He was nominated on 2 Feb 1922 and elected on 2 Mar 1922.
Photocopy of poem entitled 'At The Encaenia', written in occasion of P.G. Wodehouse being awarded an honorary degree from Oxford University, 22 Jun 1939.
Photocopies of P.G. Wodehouse and Ethel Wodehouse’s certificates of naturalization upon becoming American citizens, his dated 16 Dec 1955, hers 24 Jun 1960.
P.G. Wodehouse Biographical Material: Honorary Degree - NY
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Original certificate of The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters conferred upon P.G. Wodehouse by Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, on 21 May 1972. P.G. Wodehouse did not attend the ceremony. Ethel Wodehouse received the degree on his behalf.