Material relating to P.G. Wodehouse during the Second World War and the controversy surrounding the broadcasts which Wodehosue made in 1941 from Berlin.
Correspondence of Watson Washburn, P.G. Wodehouse's American lawyer, with the US War Department, 22 Mar 1947-7 May 1947 (4 letters), and with L.L. Brozek, undated (1 letter), concerning the question of whether or to what extent the content of the Berlin Broadcasts might be seen as anti-Nazi.
P.G. Wodehouse Wartime Material: Government Correspondence
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Photocopies of correspondence between various government officials dealing with the question of whether P.G. Wodehouse should be prosecuted, concluding that he should not be (10 letters), Sept-Nov 1944.
Typescript of letters published in The Alleynian regarding the Berlin broadcats, Feb, Jun, and Jul 1944, and photocopy of P.G. Wodehouse’s letter giving his full explanation, published in the Jul 1945 issue.
P.G. Wodehouse Wartime Material: Berlin Broadcasts
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Material relating to the 5 Berlin Broadcasts made by P.G. Wodehouse including: copies of official transcripts of the broadcasts, provided by the German Foreign Office, and further typescript of the first broadcast including an introduction to it by the German Radio announcer, 1941; issues number...
Typed transcript of the 'Camp Diary', written by P.G. Wodehouse during his time at Loos Prison and Tost internment camp, 21 Jul 1940-21 Jun 1941 (68 pages). The file also includes a photocopy of some notes written by P.G. Wodehosue on the back fly-leaf of his copy of the Complete Works of Will...
Introductory notes to the Wartime Material (files Loan MS 129/2/1-18), including a Calendar of Important Occurrences in and around the years of the Second World War. Written by Sir Edward Cazalet.
Articles written by P.G. Wodehosue and others during the War and after the Berlin Broadcasts, including: printout of article 'Wodehouse’s Actions During the War – Put In Context' from the website of The P.G. Wodehouse Society (UK), Mar 2015; photocopy of 'Apologia' by P.G. Wodehouse, 1945, with ...