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Add MS 89579
- Record Id:
- 032-004318959
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004318959
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100160783964.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89579
- Title:
- Correspondence between Rudyard Kipling and his mechanic, W W Parsons
- Scope & Content:
-
Correspondence between Rudyard Kipling and his mechanic, Mr W W Parsons, regarding his Rolls Royce car (Chassis 6 UE).
- handwritten letter to Mr Parsons, dated 10 Apr 1925, thanking Mr Parsons for the assistance given in sending a man after Kipling's car broke down.
- three typed copies of a letter to Claude Johnson, dated 14 Apr 1925, regarding damage to Kipling's car on a drive to Marseilles and the help given him by Parsons and his team
- handwritten letter to Mr Parsons, dated 3 May 1926, requesting to book his car into the Paris workshop for some work
- handwritten letter to Mr Parsons, dated 16 May 1926, regarding arrangements to send the car's papers to him
- typed letter to Mr Parsons, dated 22 May 1926, regarding the door pin hinges of his car and requesting an estimate of when the work will be completed. This letter makes reference to a coal strike in Britain.
- typed letter to Mr Parsons, dated 29 May 1926, thanking him for his update on the schedule for the car's repair and suggesting arrangements for its return over the channel from Paris. This letter also makes reference to the coal strike.
- typed letter to Mr Parsons, dated 7 Jun 1926, thanking him for the details provided for the proposed overhaul of Kipling's car
- handwritten letter to Mr Parsons, dated 14 Jun 1926, thanking him for his help and praising his car after the repairs. Kipling even invites Mr and Mrs Parsons to tea at Batemans.
- typed letter to Kipling, dated 16 Jun 1926, thanking him for his compliment on their work and informing him that his account will come soon
- typed letter to Mr Parsons, dated 12 Jul 1926, confirming receipt of his account and offering his thanks for the hard work done on the car in Paris
- typed letter to Kipling, dated 16 Sep 1926, on behalf of Mr Parsons thanking Kipling for his kind words and promising to transfer details of his account shortly
- Handwritten letter to Mr Parsons, dated 20 Apr 1929, apologising for being unable to extend his visit the new Rolls Royce works and thanking him for his work on his car 'the Duchess'
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004318959
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004318959
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1925
- End Date:
- 1926
- Date Range:
- 1925-1929
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 11129
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased at auction at Bonhams in Jun 2018
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Johnson, Claude Goodman, motor vehicle manufacturer, 1864-1926
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard, author, 1865-1936
Parsons, W W, mechanic, fl 1925-1929