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G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. LIV (ff. 186). Correspondence with:

1. ff. 1-1v. Cosmo Monkhouse; 1900.

2. ff. 2-3v. Leonora Monkhouse; [1901].

3. f. 4. Leo E. Montgomery; 1935. Signed.

4. f. 5. Evan Frederick Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar; 1927. Signed.

5. ff. 6-7. John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn; 1901-1902.

6. ff. 8-10. John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton, al. 'Beachcomber'; 1928-1933.

7. f. 11. Geoffrey Moss; 1933. Signed.

8. f. 12. Thomas Moult; 1932.

9. ff. 13-15v. Charlotte Mulligan; [1905]. Enclosing a copy of a letter from Robert Browning.

10. f. 16. George Gilbert Aimé Murray; 1906. Typewritten.

11. ff. 17-22v. John Middleton Murry; 1930-1932. With a typewritten copy of a letter from Chesterton to Murry.

12. ff. 23-23v. Mary de Navarro; 1932.

13. ff. 24-25. Thomas Horatio Nelson, 4th Earl Nelson; 1932.

14. f. 26. Henry Woodd Nevinson; 1929. Signed.

15. ff. 27-27v. Sir Henry John Newbolt; 1915.

16. ff. 28-30. John Beverley Nichols; 1936. With a typewritten copy of Dorothy Collins's reply.

17. ff. 31-32. William Reginald Nicholson; 1918.

18. ff. 33-37. Alfred Noyes; 1929-1932, n.d.

19. ff. 38-40. Charles Leo O'Donnell; 1929-1931. Signed.

20. f. 41. Envelope addressed by Chesterton to W. Oldershaw; 1913. The letter originally in the envelope is now lost, but is published in Return to Chesterton, pp. 237-238.

21. ff. 42-56v. Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan; 1918-1928. Partly signed. With a typewritten copy of O'Riordan's poem 'The joyful ballad'.

22. ff. 57-58v. Two letters from Chesterton to Hermon Ould, refusing the presidency of the P.E.N. Club; 1935. Typewritten copies. One published in D. B. Wyndham Lewis (ed.), G. K. Chesterton: an Anthology (1957), pp. 15-16.

23. ff. 59-61. Hilary Douglas Clerk Pepler; 1932-1935. With a typewritten copy of a letter from Chesterton.

24. ff. 62-63v. Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland; [1926].

25. ff. 64-72v. Katherine Elizabeth Macready Perugini; 1906-1910, n.d. One letter published in M. Ffinch, op. cit., pp. 147-148.

26. ff. 73-74v. William Lyon Phelps; 1925, 1931. Partly signed.

27. ff. 75-76. John Swinnerton Phillimore; 1922-1926.

28. ff. 77-78. Lisle March Phillipps; [1916].

29. ff. 79-81. Gabriel Pippet; 1927. With a woodcut of Don Quixote enclosed.

30. f. 82. Pope Pius XII; 1934. Signed. As Cardinal Eugene Pacelli acknowledging the gift of Peter's Pence.

31. ff. 83-85v. Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett; 1919. Partly signed.

32. ff. 86-90. Polish Legation in London; 1925-1927. Signed.

33. ff. 91-91v. Polish Literary Club (Cercle Littéraire Polonais (P.E.N. Club)); 1927. Signed by its chairman, F. Goetel.

34. ff. 92-103. Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen; 1928-1929. Partly signed, partly typewritten copies of replies by Dorothy Collins to Pollen's offer to buy Chesterton's illustrations for Hilaire Belloc's But Soft ―We Are Observed.

35. f. 104. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery; 1908. Signed.

36. ff. 105-107v. Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch; 1907, 1932.

37. ff. 108-108v. Arthur Rackham; [1911].

38. ff. 109-116v. Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh; 1915-1921.

39. ff. 117-118v. G. Raoul-Duval; [1906].

40. f. 119. Agnes G. Regan, Executive Secretary, National Council of Catholic Women; 1927. Signed.

41. ff. 120-124v. Emil Reich; 1902-1908. Partly signed.

42. ff. 125-126v. Olga Richards; [1898].

43. ff. 127-128v. Thomas Lawrason Riggs; 1934.

44. ff. 129-130v. Anne Isabella Ritchie; circa 1918.

45. ff. 131-132. Carl Eric Bechhofer Roberts; 1928. Signed. With a typewritten copy of Chesterton's reply.

46. ff. 133-146. Richard Ellis Roberts; 1923-1935. Partly signed.

47. f. 147. Barry Robinson, of the Croydon Players; 1934. Signed.

48. ff. 148-148v. Esmé Stuart Lennox Robinson; [1929?].

49. ff. 149-150v. Robert Baldwin Ross; [1910].

50. ff. 151-164. Sir William Rothenstein; 1912-1934. Including a typewritten copy of a letter from Chesterton.

51. ff. 165-166. William H. Rowan; 1935. Signed.

52. ff. 167-172. Agnes Maude Royden; 1927. Signed. Partly imperfect.

53. ff. 173-185v. George William Erskine Russell; 1904-1907.

54. ff. 186-186v. Gerald Ryan; 1922.

includes:

f. 1 Cosmo Monkhouse, poet and critic: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Cosmo Monkhouse: 1900.
f. 2 Leonora Monkhouse, wife of Cosmo Monkhouse: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Leonora Monkhouse: [1901].
f. 4 Leo E. Montgomery, RC priest, of Eltham: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Leo E. Montgomery: 1935: Signed.
f. 5 Evan Frederic Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of Evan Frederic Morgan: 1927: Partly signed, partly typewritten copy.
ff. 6-7 John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from John Morley: 1901-1902.
ff. 8-10 John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton, alias 'Beachcomber': Letters to G. K. Chesterton from John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton: 1928-1933.
f. 11 Major Geoffrey McNeill-Moss, writer: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Major Geoffrey McNeill-Moss: 1933: Signed.
f. 12 Thomas Moult, poet and critic: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Thomas Moult: 1927-1932.
f. 13 Charlotte Mulligan: Letter to G. K. Chesterton enclosing a copy of a letter from Robert Browning: [1903].
f. 14 Robert Browning, poet: Letter to — of 1863: [1903]: Copy.
f. 16 George Gilbert Aimé Murray, OM; classical scholar: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from George Gilbert Aimé Murray: 1906: Typewritten.
ff. 17-22v John Middleton Murry, literary critic: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of John Middleton Murry: 1930-1932: Partly typewritten copy.
f. 23 Mary Anderson, afterwards De Navarro; actress and producer; wife of A De Navarro: Postcard to G. K. Chesterton from Mary Anderson: 1932.
ff. 24-25 Thomas Horatio Nelson, 4th Earl Nelson: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Thomas Horatio Nelson: 1932.
f. 26 Henry Woodd Nevinson, journalist and author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Henry Woodd Nevinson: 1929: Signed.
f. 27 Sir Henry John Newbolt, poet: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Henry John Newbolt: 1915-1927: Partly signed.
ff. 28-30 John Beverley Nichols, writer: Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Letter from J. B. Nichols to G. K. Chesterton, with reply from D. E. Collins: 1936: Partly typewritten copy.
f. 31 William Reginald Nicholson, of Pangbourne: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from William Reginald Nicholson: 1918.
ff. 33, 36-37 Alfred Noyes, poet: Letters to F. A. Chesterton from Alfred Noyes: 1929-1936, n.d.: Map scale 1:CH.
ff. 34, 37 Alfred Noyes, poet: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Alfred Noyes: 1930, n.d.
ff. 38-40 Charles Leo O'Donnell, President of the University of Notre Dame: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Charles Leo O'Donnell: 1929-1931: Signed.
f. 40 Walter Oldershaw, father of L R F Oldershaw: Envelope addressed by G. K. Chesterton to Walter Oldershaw: 1913: Autogr.
ff. 42, 44, 46-55 Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan, alias 'F Norreys Connell'; novelist and playwright: Letters, etc., to G. K. Chesterton: 1918-1925: Partly signed.
ff. 43, 45, 56 Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan, alias 'F Norreys Connell'; novelist and playwright: Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Letters to Frances Alice Chesterton from Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan: 1923-1936.
ff. 47-55 Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan, alias 'F Norreys Connell'; novelist and playwright: Poem 'The joyful ballad of God's son' by Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan: [1925]: Typewritten.
ff. 57-58v Hermon Ould, General Secretary, PEN: Letters from G. K. Chesterton to Hermon Ould: 1935: Typewritten copies.
ff. 59-61 Hilary Douglas Clerk Pepler, of the 'St. Dominic's Press': Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton: 1922-1935: Partly typewritten copies.
f. 62 Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Alan Ian Percy: [1926].
ff. 64-72v Katherine Elizabeth Macready Perugini, daughter of Charles Dickens: Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Letters to G. K. and Frances Chesterton from Katherine Elizabeth Macready Perugini: 1906-1910, n.d.
ff. 73-74v William Lyon Phelps, of Yale University: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from William Lyon Phelps: 1925, 1931: Partly signed.
ff. 75-76 John Swinnerton Phillimore, classicist: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from John Swinnerton Phillimore: 1922-1926.
f. 77 Lisle March Phillipps, writer: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Lisle March Phillipps: [1916].
ff. 79-81 Gabriel Pippet, artist: Letter to G. K. Chesterton, with a woodcut enclosed: 1927.
f. 82 Pius XII; Pope: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Pius XII: 1934: Signed.
ff. 83-85v Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett, KCVO: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett: 1919: Partly signed.
ff. 86, 88-89 Constantine Skirmunt, Polish diplomatist: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Constantine Skirmunt: 1925: Signed.
ff. 86-90 Poland; Legation in London: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Legation in London: 1925-1927: Signed.
f. 91 P.E.N. Club'u w Warszawie: Ferdynand Goetel, Polish author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Ferdynand Goetel for P.E.N. Club'u w Warszawie: 1927: Signed.
ff. 92-103 Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen, company director and writer on naval affairs: Beatrice H. Farquhar, secretary to A H Pollen: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from A. H. Pollen, continued by correspondence between D. E. Collins and Pollen's secretary, Beatrice H. Farquhar: 1928-1929: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
f. 104 Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Archibald Philip Primrose: 1908: Signed.
ff. 105-107v Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, author; d.1944: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch: 1907-1932.
f. 108 Arthur Rackham, book illustrator: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Arthur Rackham: [1911].
ff. 109-116v Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh, Professor of English Literature, Oxford: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh: 1915-1921.
f. 117 G. Raoul-Duval: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from G. Raoul-Duval: [1906].
f. 119 National Council of Catholic Women: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from National Council of Catholic Women: 1927.
f. 119 Agnes G. Regan, Executive Secretary, National Council of Catholic Women: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Agnes G. Regan: 1927: Signed.
ff. 120-124v Emil Reich, historian: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Emil Reich: 1902-1908: Partly signed.
f. 125 Olga Richards, friend of Frances Chesterton: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Olga Richards: [1898].
f. 127 Reverend Thomas Lawrason Riggs, of Yale University: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Rev. Thomas Lawrason Riggs: 1934.
f. 129 Anne Isabella Ritchie, née Thackeray; novelist; wife of Sir R T W Ritchie: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Anne Isabella Ritchie: circa 1918.
ff. 131-132 Carl Eric Bechhofer Roberts, novelist: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of Carl Eric Bechhofer Roberts: 1928: Partly signed, partly typewritten copy.
ff. 133, 135-139, 142-146 Richard Ellis Roberts, writer: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Richard Ellis Roberts: 1923-1935: Partly signed.
ff. 134, 140-141 Richard Ellis Roberts, writer: Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Letters to Frances Alice Chesterton from Richard Ellis Roberts: 1926-1936.
f. 147 Barry Robinson, of the Croydon Players: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Barry Robinson: 1934-1935: Signed.
f. 148 Esmé Stuart Lennox Robinson, Director, Abbey Theatre Dublin: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Esmé Stuart Lennox Robinson: [1929?].
f. 149 Robert Baldwin Ross, literary executor of Oscar Wilde: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Robert Baldwin Ross: [1910].
ff. 151-164 Sir William Rothenstein, Principal, Royal College of Art: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of Sir William Rothenstein: 1912-1934: Partly typewritten copy.
f. 165 William H. Rowan, of 'The Witness', Dubuque, Iowa: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from William H. Rowan: 1935: Signed.
ff. 167-172 Agnes Maude Royden, DD; wife of G W H Shaw: Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Letters to G. K. Chesterton and D. E. Collins from Agnes Maude Royden: 1927: Signed.
ff. 173-185v George William Erskine Russell, PC; MP: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from George William Erskine Russell: 1904-1907.
f. 186 Gerald Ryan, friend of G K Chesterton: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Gerald Ryan: 1922.

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Anderson, Mary, afterwards de Navarro; actress and producer, 1859-1940
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889
Chesterton, Frances Alice, née Blogg wife of G K Chesterton, 1875-1938
Collins, Dorothy Edith, secretary to G K Chesterton, 1895-1988
Couch, Arthur Thomas, Knight, author, d 1944
Duval, G, correspondent of G K Chesterton, fl 1906
Farquhar, Beatrice H, secretary to A H Pollen, fl 1928-1929
Goetel, Ferdynand, author, playwright and activist, 1890-1960
Legation of Poland in London
McNeill-Moss, Geoffrey, Major writer
Monkhouse, Cosmo, poet and critic
Monkhouse, Leonora, wife of Cosmo Monkhouse
Montgomery, Leo E, RC priest of Eltham
Morgan, Evan Frederic, 2nd Viscount Tredegar
Morley, John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn, statesman, 1838-1923
Morton, John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael, humorous journalist; alias 'Beachcomber', 1893-1979
Moult, Thomas, poet and critic
Mulligan, Charlotte
Murray, George Gilbert Aimé, OM, classical scholar, 1866-1957
Murry, John Middleton, literary critic
National Council of Catholic Women
Nelson, Thomas Horatio, 4th Earl Nelson
Nevinson, Henry Woodd, journalist and author, 1856-1941
Newbolt, Henry John, Knight, poet and writer, 1862-1938
Nichols, John Beverley, writer
Nicholson, William Reginald, of Pangbourne
Noyes, Alfred, poet, 1880-1958
O'Donnell, Charles Leo, President of the University of Notre Dame
O'Riordan, Conal Holmes O'Connell, alias 'F Norreys Connell', novelist and playwright
Oldershaw, Walter, father of L R F Oldershaw
Ould, Hermon, General Secretary PEN, 1885-1951
P E N Club'u w Warszawie
Pepler, Hilary Douglas Clerk, of the 'St Dominic's Press'
Percy, Alan Ian, 8th Duke of Northumberland
Perugini, Katherine Elizabeth Macready, alias Kate, afterwards Collins, painter, daughter of Charles Dickens, 1839-1929
Phelps, William Lyon, of Yale University
Phillimore, John Swinnerton, classicist
Phillipps, Lisle March, writer
Pippet, Gabriel, artist
Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958
Plunkett, Horace Curzon, KCVO
Pollen, Arthur Joseph Hungerford, company director and writer on naval affairs
Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Rackham, Arthur, painter and illustrator, 1867-1939
Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Professor of English Literature Oxford
Regan, Agnes G, Executive Secretary National Council of Catholic Women
Reich, Emil, historian
Richards, Olga, friend of Frances Chesterton
Riggs, Thomas Lawrason, Reverend of Yale University
Ritchie, Anne Isabella, née Thackeray novelist, wife of Sir R T W Ritchie
Roberts, Carl Eric Bechhofer, novelist
Roberts, Richard Ellis, writer
Robinson, Barry, of the Croydon Players
Robinson, Esmé Stuart Lennox, Director Abbey Theatre Dublin
Ross, Robert Baldwin, literary executor of Oscar Wilde
Rothenstein, William, Knight, artist and art administrator, 1872-1945
Rowan, William H, of 'The Witness' Dubuque Iowa
Royden, Agnes Maude, suffragist and preacher, 1876-1956
Russell, George William Erskine, PC, MP
Ryan, Gerald, friend of G K Chesterton
Skirmunt, Constantine, Polish diplomatist