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Record Id:

032-001967474

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001967474

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000055.0x000326

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ISAD(G)

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Add MS 72712

Title:

Biography of J. M. Barrie: Sir Charles Blake Cochran’s (b.1872, d.1951) printed copy of The Story of J. M. B.: A Biography (1941) by Denis Mackail, interleaved with mostly autograph letters to Cochran; 17 July 1934-23 May 1945, n.d. The interleaved attachments include: ff. 5-10. Correspondence between Cochran and Denis Mackail (b.1892, d.1971): - f. 141. Letter from Mary de Navarro, née Anderson, (b.1859, d.1940): - f. 188. Letter from Sir William Nicholson (b.1872, d.1949): - ff. 341-342, 352, 415v. Letters from Elisabeth Bergner (b.1897, d.1986): - passim. Letters from Sir James Matthew Barrie (b.1860, d.1937) mostly relating to Cochran’s production of Barrie’s last play ‘The Boy David’, including extracts of drafts of the play in Barrie’s hand (ff. 388-389, 392-393, 398-401) : - ff. 365v-367. Letters from Sir George Bernard Shaw (b.1856, d.1950): - ff. 408-409. Letter from Lady Cynthia Asquith, née Charteris (b.1887, d. 1960): - f. 422. Letter from Augustus John (b.1878, d.1961): - ff. 426-427. Printed menu from the Carlton Hotel Restaurant, signed by Maurice Baring (b.1874, d.1945), Elisabeth Bergner and her husband Paul Czinner (b.1890, d.1972), J. M. Barrie, C. B. Cochran and his wife Evelyn Cochran, née Dade, (b.1885, d.1960): - f. 428. Letter to Evelyn Cochran from James Agate (b.1877, d.1947). Presented to the British Library by Lady Quayle through Laurence Harbottle, 22 May 1996.

Paper; ff. 428. British Library arrangement.

Scope & Content:

Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet; author: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letters to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Sir James Matthew Barrie: 1934-1936, n.d.

Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letters of G. B. Shaw to Sir Charles Blake Cochran: 1935: Partly typewritten.

includes:

ff. 5-10 Denis George Mackail, author: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Correspondence between Sir Charles Blake Cochran and Denis George Mackail: 1940-1941: Signed.
f. 141 Mary Anderson, afterwards De Navarro; actress and producer; wife of A De Navarro: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letter to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Mary Anderson: 1937.
f. 188 Sir William Nicholson, artist: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letter to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Sir William Nicholson: n.d.
ff. 341-342, 352, 415v Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Elisabeth Bergner, actress: Letters to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Elisabeth Bergner: 1938, n.d.: Partly signed.
ff. 365v-367 George Bernard Shaw, author: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letters to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from George Bernard Shaw: 1935: Partly signed.
f. 408 Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith, née Charteris; writer: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letter to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith: 1937.
f. 422 Augustus Edwin John, painter: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Letter to Sir Charles Blake Cochran from Augustus Edwin John: [1935?].
f. 426 Hon Maurice Baring, writer: Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet; author: Sir Charles Blake Cochran, theatrical manager and producer: Elisabeth Bergner, actress: Evelyn Alice Cochran, wife of C B Cochran: Paul Czinner, film director: Menu signed by Elisabeth Bergner , Sir James Matthew Barrie , Sir Charles Blake Cochran , Evelyn Alice Cochran , Hon. Maurice Baring and Paul Czinner: 1934: Partly autogr., partly printed.
f. 428 James Agate, drama critic: Evelyn Alice Cochran, wife of C B Cochran: Letter to Evelyn Alice Cochran from James Agate: 1945.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001967474

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Hierarchy:

032-001967474

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1934

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

17 Jul 1934-23 May 1945

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Material Type:

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Names:

Agate, James, drama critic, 1877-1947
Anderson, Mary, afterwards de Navarro; actress and producer, 1859-1940
Asquith, Cynthia Mary Evelyn, née Charteris, writer, 1887-1960
Baring, Maurice, writer, 1874-1945
Barrie, James Matthew, Baronet, author, 1860-1937
Bergner, Elisabeth, actress
Cochran, Charles Blake, Knight, theatrical manager and producer, 1872-1951,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108876726
Cochran, Evelyn Alice, wife of C B Cochran
Czinner, Paul, film director
John, Augustus Edwin, painter, 1878-1961
Mackail, Denis George, author, 1892-1971
Nicholson, William, artist
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250