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G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. LV (ff. 146). Correspondence with:

1. ff. 1-2. Pupils of Sacré Cœur Convent School, Timaru, New Zealand; [1928]. Forwarded by C. C. Martindale.

2. ff. 3-5v. Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel; 1911.

3. ff. 6-7v. Dorothy Leigh Sayers; 1932-1933.

4. ff. 8-9. Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden; 1921.

5. f. 10. Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff; 1929.

6. f. 11. Sir Owen Seaman; circa 1910.

7. ff. 12-12v. Robert Sencourt; 1933.

8. ff. 13-15. Michael G. Seymour Sewell, in religion Brocard Sewell; 1932. Signed.

9. f. 16. Invitation to the marriage of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking and April Constance Corona Quilter; [1924]. Printed.

10. ff. 17-22v. Charles Sims; 1917-[1922].

11. ff. 23-23v. May Sinclair; 1926.

12. ff. 24-28v. Upton Beall Sinclair; 1914-1931. Partly signed. With a printed leaflet by Sinclair discussing his novel Oil.

13. ff. 29-30v. Frances Sitwell; 1903.

14. ff. 31-32v. Fred Skull; 1932.

15. ff. 33-35. Sir Henry Herman Slesser; 1925-[1929].

16. ff. 36-39v. Constance Smedley; 1903.

17. ff. 40-40v. Naomi Gwladys Royde Smith; 1929.

18. ff. 41-42v. Dame Ethel Mary Smyth; [1909].

19. ff. 43-44v. Kate Solomon; 1923.

20. ff. 45-50. Maurice Solomon; [1892-1895]. With incomplete letter from Chesterton.

21. ff. 51-56v. Arthur Soutten; n.d.

22. ff. 57-59v. Letter and envelope to Mrs ― Spencer, of Cranbrook, Kent; 1918. With a covering letter from Cecily B. Howie, mother-in-law of Mrs Spencer's nephew, to Dorothy Collins, of 1962.

23. ff. 60-61v. John Alfred Spender; 1905.

24. ff. 62-71v. Sir John Collings Squire; 1922-1933. Partly signed.

25. ff. 72-72v. William Thomas Stead; 1901. Signed.

26. ff. 73-76. Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland; 1933.

27. ff. 77-78v. Cornelius Peter Steinthal; n.d.

28. ff. 79-79v. James Stephen; 1924.

29. ff. 80-80v. Alice M. Stoneman; 1928.

30. ff. 81-84. Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes; 1928. Partly signed. Partly printed. With a typewritten copy of a reply from Chesterton.

31. f. 85. John St Loe Strachey; 1925. Circular letter, signed.

32. f. 86. Luigi Sturzoi; 1931.

33. ff. 87-87v. Heywood Sumner; 1903.

34. ff. 88-90v. Halliday Gibson Sutherland; 1934. Signed. With a printed prospectus for Sutherland's Arches of the Years.

35. ff. 91-94. Hannen Swaffer; 1925-1929. Signed.

36. ff. 95-96. Stanisława Świetorzecka; 1927.

37. ff. 97-97v. Albert James Alroy Symons; [1931?].

38. ff. 98-99v. G. Langley Taylor, of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, "Penn Country" Branch; 1931. Signed. With an incomplete typewritten draft, with autograph amendments, of Chesterton's reply, opposing the widening of the road by Jordans Meeting House.

39. ff. 100-101v. Typewritten copy of letter to Joseph Morgan Lloyd Thomas; circa 1908. With a covering letter from Lloyd Thomas to Frances Chesterton of 1938.

40. ff. 102-102v. Margaret Haig Thomas, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda; 1927.

41. f. 103. A. Raven Thomson; 1933. Signed.

42. f. 104. Frederic Ernest Tillemont-Thomason, of the Lecture League, on behalf of Bedford School; 1931. Signed.

43. ff. 105-106. Benjamin Tillett; 1934. Signed.

44. ff. 107-108v. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree; 1911. Signed.

45. ff. 109-110v. Frederick Herbert Trench; 1907.

46. ff. 111-112v. Reginald Turner; [1906].

47. f. 113. Geoffrey Cecil Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele; 1925.

48. ff. 114-124. Katherine Tynan Hinkson; 1906-1930.

49. ff. 125-127. Sigrid Undset; 1928-1931. With a visiting card.

50. f. 128. Autograph draft telegram apologizing for absence from University of Ireland Club dinner; n.d.

51. f. 129. Thomas Fisher Unwin; 1906. A signed circular letter.

52. ff. 130-130v. Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher Vane, 5th Bart., of the British Boy Scouts; 1911.

53. ff. 131-132v. Bernard Vaughan; [1910].

54. ff. 133-141v. Luigi Villari; 1929-1936. Partly signed. With a typewritten copy of a letter from Chesterton.

55. ff. 142-142v. M. Vinter; 1933.

56. ff. 143-144v. Harold E. F. Vivian; 1892.

57. ff. 145-146. Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian; [1899?]. Asking for a cover design.

includes:

f. 1 Sacré Coeur Convent School; Timaru, New Zealand: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Sacré Coeur Convent School (Timaru: [1928].
ff. 3-15v Brocard Sewell, OCarm: Correspondence with D. E. Collins of Michael G. Seymour Sewell: 1932-1976: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
f. 4 Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Herbert Louis Samuel: 1911.
ff. 6-7v Dorothy Leigh Sayers, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Dorothy Leigh Sayers: 1932-1933.
f. 8 Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis: 1921-1925.
f. 10 Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff: 1929.
f. 11 Sir Owen Seaman, 1st Baronet: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Owen Seaman: circa 1910.
f. 12 Robert Sencourt, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Robert Sencourt: 1933.
ff. 13-15 Brocard Sewell, OCarm: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Michael G. Seymour Sewell: 1932-1935.
f. 16 Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking, DSC; of the BBC: April Constance Corona Quilter: Invitation to G. K. and Frances Chesterton to the marriage of L. de G. Sieveking and A. P. C. Quilter: [1924]: Printed.
ff. 17-22v Charles Sims, painter: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Charles Sims: 1917-[1922].
f. 23 Miss May Sinclair, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Miss May Sinclair: 1926.
ff. 24-28v Upton Beall Sinclair, author: Letters, etc., to G. K. Chesterton from Upton Beall Sinclair: 1914-1931: Partly signed. Partly printed.
ff. 26-27 Upton Beall Sinclair, author: Pamphlet on his book 'Oil!' by Upton Beall Sinclair: 1927: Printed.
f. 29 Frances Sitwell: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Frances Sitwell: 1903.
f. 31 Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Fred Skull, of High Wycombe: Letter to Dorothy Edith Collins from Fred Skull: 1932.
ff. 33-35 Sir Henry Herman Schloesser, afterwards Slesser; Lord Justice of Appeal: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Henry Herman Schloesser: 1925-[1929].
f. 36 Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Anne Constance Smedley, afterwards Armfield; author: Letter to Frances Alice Chesterton from Anne Constance Smedley: 1903.
f. 40 Naomi Gwladys Royde Smith, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Naomi Gwladys Royde Smith: 1929.
f. 41 Ethel Mary Smyth, DBE; composer: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Ethel Mary Smyth: [1909].
f. 43 Kate Solomon, step-mother of Maurice and Lawrence Solomon: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Kate Solomon: 1923.
ff. 45-50 Maurice Solomon, of London Central Technical College: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of Maurice Solomon: [1892-1895].
ff. 51-56v Arthur Soutten, actor: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Arthur Soutten: n.d.
f. 57 Mrs Spencer, mother of F E Spencer afterwards Bayley: Letter from G. K. Chesterton to Mrs. — Spencer: [1918].
f. 59 Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Cecily B. Howie, of Streatham Hill: Letter to Dorothy Edith Collins from Cecily B. Howie: 1962.
f. 60 John Alfred Spender, journalist: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from John Alfred Spender: 1905.
ff. 62-69, 71 Sir John Collings Squire, Editor, 'London Mercury': Letters, etc., to G. K. Chesterton from Sir John Collings Squire: 1922-1933: Partly signed.
f. 70 Sir John Collings Squire, Editor, 'London Mercury': Letters to F. A. Chesterton from Sir John Collings Squire: [1933]-1936.
f. 72 William Thomas Stead, Editor, 'The Pall Mall Gazette': Letter to G. K. Chesterton from William Thomas Stead: 1901: Signed.
ff. 73-76 Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, 1st Baronet: Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Letters to G. K. and Frances Chesterton from Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland: 1933.
f. 77 Cornelius Peter Steinthal: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Cornelius Peter Steinthal: n.d.
f. 79 James Stephens, Irish poet and author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from James Stephens: 1924.
f. 80 Alice M. Stoneman, of Preston: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Alice M. Stoneman: 1928.
ff. 81-84 Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes, pioneer of birth control: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes: 1928: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies, partly printed.
f. 85 John St Loe Strachey, Editor, 'The Spectator': Circular letter to G. K. Chesterton from John St Loe Strachey: 1925: Signed.
f. 86 Luigi Sturzoi: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Luigi Sturzoi: 1931.
f. 87 Heywood Sumner, author and archaeologist: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Heywood Sumner: 1903.
ff. 88-90v Halliday Gibson Sutherland, MD: Letter and prospectus sent to G. K. Chesterton from Halliday Gibson Sutherland: 1934: Signed with printed enclosure.
ff. 91-94 Hannen Swaffer, journalist and dramatic critic: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Hannen Swaffer: 1925-1929: Signed.
f. 95 Stanislawa Swietorzecka, of Wilno, Poland: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Stanislawa Swietorzecka: 1927.
f. 97 Alphonse James Albert known as A. J. A. Symons, alias Albert James Alroy; writer: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Albert James Alroy Symons: [1931?].
ff. 98-99v G. Langley Taylor, Secretary, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, 'Penn Country' Branch: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton of G. Langley Taylor: 1931-1932: Partly signed, partly typewritten copy.
ff. 100-101v Reverend Joseph Morgan Lloyd Thomas, religious writer: Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Correspondence with G. K. and Frances Chesterton of Rev. Joseph Morgan Lloyd Thomas: 1938: Partly typewritten copy.
f. 102 Margaret Haig Thomas, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda; afterwards Mackworth: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Margaret Haig Thomas: 1927.
f. 103 A. Raven Thomson, of the British Union of Fascists: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from A. Raven Thomson: 1933: Signed.
f. 104 Frederic Ernest Tillemont-Thomason, Director of the Lecture League: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Frederic Ernest Tillemont-Thomason: 1931: Signed.
ff. 105-106 Benjamin Tillett, MP; labour leader: Letters to G. K. Chesterton from Benjamin Tillett: 1934: Signed.
f. 107 Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor-manager: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree: 1911: Signed.
f. 109 Frederick Herbert Trench, poet and playwright: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Frederick Herbert Trench: 1907.
f. 111 Reginald Turner, author: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Reginald Turner: [1906].
f. 113 Geoffrey Cecil Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Geoffrey Cecil Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes: 1925.
ff. 114-124 Frances Alice Chesterton, née Blogg; wife of G K Chesterton: Katherine Tynan, afterwards Hinkson; writer: Letters to G. K. and Frances Chesterton from Katherine Tynan: 1906-1930.
ff. 125-127 Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author: Letters and visiting card to G. K. Chesterton from Sigrid Undset: 1928-1931.
f. 128 University of Ireland Club: Text for telegram from G. K. Chesterton from University of Ireland Club: n.d.
f. 129 Thomas Fisher Unwin, publisher: Circular letter to G. K. Chesterton from Thomas Fisher Unwin: 1906: Signed.
f. 130 Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher Vane, 5th Baronet: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher Vane: 1911.
f. 131 Bernard Vaughan, SJ: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Bernard Vaughan: [1910].
ff. 133-141v Dorothy Edith Collins, secretary to G K Chesterton: Luigi Villari, Italian journalist: Correspondence with G. K. Chesterton and D. E. Collins of Luigi Villari: 1929-1936: Partly signed, partly typewritten copy.
f. 142 Miss M. Vinter, of Exmouth: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Miss M. Vinter: 1933.
f. 143 Harold E. F. Vivian, schoolfriend of G K Chesterton at St Paul's: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Harold E. F. Vivian: 1892.
f. 145 Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian, civil servant: Letter to G. K. Chesterton from Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian: [1899?].

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Chesterton, Frances Alice, née Blogg wife of G K Chesterton, 1875-1938
Collins, Dorothy Edith, secretary to G K Chesterton, 1895-1988
Ellis, Thomas Evelyn, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, landowner, patron of the arts and writer, 1880-1946
Fiennes, Geoffrey Cecil, 18th Baron Saye and Sele, soldier and politician, 1858-1937
Howie, Cecily B, of Streatham Hill
Quilter, April Constance Corona
Sacré Coeur Convent School, Timaru, New Zealand
Samuel, Herbert Louis, 1st Viscount Samuel
Sayers, Dorothy Leigh, author, 1893-1957
Schloesser, Henry Herman, afterwards Slesser Lord Justice of Appeal
Scott Moncrieff, Charles Kenneth, author
Seaman, Owen, 1st Baronet, journal editor and satirist, 1861-1936
Sencourt, Robert, author
Sewell, Brocard, Carmelite friar, editor, author and publisher, 1912-2000
Sieveking, Lancelot de Giberne, DSC, of the BBC
Sims, Charles, painter
Sinclair, May, Miss author
Sinclair, Upton Beall, author, 1878-1968
Sitwell, Frances
Skull, Fred, of High Wycombe
Smedley, Anne Constance, afterwards Armfield author
Smith, Naomi Gwladys Royde, author, 1875-1964
Smyth, Ethel Mary, composer, writer and suffragist, 1858-1944
Solomon, Kate, step-mother of Maurice and Lawrence Solomon
Solomon, Maurice, of London Central Technical College
Soutten, Arthur, actor
Spencer, —, Mrs. mother of F E Spencer afterwards Bayley
Spender, John Alfred, journalist
Squire, John Collings, Knight, Editor `London Mercury', 1884-1958
Stead, William Thomas, newspaper editor, 1849-1912
Steel-Maitland, Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay, 1st Baronet
Steinthal, Cornelius Peter
Stephens, James, Irish poet and author, 1880-1950
Stoneman, Alice M, of Preston
Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael, pioneer of birth control, 1880-1958
Strachey, John St Loe, Editor `The Spectator'
Sturzoi, Luigi
Sumner, Heywood, author and archaeologist
Sutherland, Halliday Gibson, MD
Swaffer, Hannen, journalist and dramatic critic, 1879-1962
Swietorzecka, Stanislawa, of Wilno Poland
Symons, Alphonse James Albert, writer; alias Albert James Alroy, 1900-1944
Taylor, G Langley, Secretary Council for the Preservation of Rural England 'Penn Country' Branch
Thomas, Joseph Morgan Lloyd, Reverend religious writer
Thomas, Margaret Haig, afterwards Mackworth 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
Thomson, A Raven, of the British Union of Fascists
Tillemont-Thomason, Frederic Ernest, Director of the Lecture League
Tillett, Benjamin, MP, labour leader
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, actor-manager, 1852-1917
Trench, Frederick Herbert, poet and playwright, 1865-1923,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108982908
Turner, Reginald, author
Tynan, Katherine, afterwards Hinkson writer
Undset, Sigrid, Norwegian author
University of Ireland Club
Unwin, Thomas Fisher, publisher
Vane, Francis Patrick Fletcher, 5th Baronet
Vaughan, Bernard, SJ
Villari, Luigi, Italian journalist
Vinter, M, Miss of Exmouth
Vivian, Harold E F, schoolfriend of G K Chesterton at St Paul's
Vivian, Sylvanus Percival, civil servant