Contains inventories of papers at Wentworth House, lists of papers sent to the Historical Manuscripts Commission, correspondence permitting Christabel Draper access to the papers held by the HMC, notes on the Lovelace Byron collection, detailed summaries of Baroness Wentworth’s papers, and extra...
Contains press cuttings about the death of Baroness Wentworth, the value and disposition of the estate, and a copy of her will. Also contains press cuttings relating to the dispute over the will of Gladys Yule, like Wentworth an owner of Arab horses.
Contains correspondence, press cuttings, catalogues, and other papers relating to sales and auctions of items from Ralph, Earl of Lovelace’s library (1942) and Crabbet Park (1959). Includes correspondence of Christabel Draper with Gladstone Moore and Doris Langley Moore. For other correspondence...
‘Lady Wentworth As I Knew Her’ by Christabel Draper
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Contains material gathered by Draper for her proposed (but unpublished) memoir of Baroness Wentworth. Includes extracts from Wentworth’s diaries for 1888 and 1939-1946 and from her letters to Draper (for originals of Wentworth’s letters to Draper, see Add MS 89021/1/1-4), press cuttings relating...
‘Lady Wentworth As I Knew Her’ by Christabel Draper
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Contains corrected typescripts of Draper’s memoir of Baroness Wentworth, with photographs of Wentworth, a transcript of a letter from Doris Langley Moore on the memoir, and a letter from Elizabeth Longford to Sir Robert [Armstrong, Draper’s nephew] thanking him for retaining the MS.
Miscellaneous research notes and papers of Christabel Draper (I)
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Contains press cuttings of book reviews, including reviews of books about Lady Emily Lutyens; press cuttings about Elisabeth Lutyens; extracts from Lady Anne Blunt’s diaries covering 1871-1907; a transcript of a letter from Ralph, Earl of Leicester to Mrs William Froude, 4 Mar 1877; notes on cop...