With an empty envelope, postmarked 7 Aug 1964, addressed to Sayers c/o David Higham Associates in London from the Répertoire International des Médiévistes, Poitiers, with a forwarding address of Belle-Air, Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland marked on it. David Higham was Sayers's agent and the firm would o...
Papers relating to the Society for Theatre Research
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Includes the Society's constitution; annual lecture programmes; short papers; a programme for the Society's International Conference on Theatre History, with an incomplete set of papers presented by the national delegations; subscription details; lists of publications; a programme for the Society...
Correspondence of Dorothy L. Sayers and friends in Germany
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The correspondence discusses the post-war situation in both Britain and Germany, in particular rationing. Sayers sends parcels of food and clothing to Germany, despite herself being in receipt of food parcels from overseas (see Add MS 89727/1/5). Also contains correspondence with the Save Europe...
Correspondence of Dorothy L. Sayers and Carrie Quick
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The letters discuss the upkeep and condition of Sayers’s London flat and payments for Quick’s services. The letters from 1939-1945 touch on the London blitz and near misses. Quick was Sayers’s London housekeeper/caretaker.
‘File of correspondence from donors of food parcels from abroad’
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Correspondence with senders of food parcels in the immediate post-war years. Senders include fans of Sayers’s work and state they are sending the parcels as thanks for the enjoyment her books have given them. Senders were located in Australia, USA, South Africa, New Zealand, and Canada. Despite ...