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Add MS 89528
- Record Id:
- 032-004294135
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004294135
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100156147301.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89528
- Title:
- Letters and postcards from Dame Daphne Du Maurier
- Scope & Content:
- A postcard and 6 typed letters from Daphne Du Maurier in answer to letters from fans. These letters consist of the following: Letter to Mrs Harding, date 17 Apr 1946, concerning the biographical nature of writing and the role of luck in success. Letter to Miss Essex, dated 30 Nov 1952, apologising that she’s unable to write a story for the Church Times. Letter to the vicar of Christ Church, Albany Street, London, dated 2 Feb 1967, concerning Du Maurier’s baptism, her church attendance as a child, and declining his invitation to read in the church. Letter to Livia, dated 13 Mar 1975, regarding the book-plate of Sir Edmund Bacon. Postcard to Mrs Pollard, dated 23 Feb 1979, thanking her for her praise of the BBC production of Rebecca. Letter to Denys Val Baker, dated 25 Jun 1980, regarding a broadcast of an interview with Du Maurier. Letter to Denys Val Baker, dated 12 Jul 1980, praising his book The Spirit of Cornwall. Letter to Denys Val Baker, dated 1 Aug 1981, giving permission for him to take quotations from her book Vanishing Cornwall.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004294135", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89528: Letters and postcards from Dame Daphne Du Maurier" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004294135
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004294135
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1981
- Date Range:
- 1946-1981
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 11409
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Forum Auctions on 15 Jul 2021
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Baker, Denys Val, writer, fl 1945-1985
Maurier, Daphne, novelist, 1907-1989