Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 88924/8/14
- Record Id:
- 040-002736532
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002479664
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022561277.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88924/8/14
- Title:
- Adrian Conan Doyle's Personal Papers, papers relating to Hesketh Pearson's book
- Scope & Content:
- In 1943 Hesketh Pearson published Conan Doyle: His Life and Art. Adrian and Dennis Conan Doyle were extremely upset by the portrayal of their father in this book. In response Adrian wrote the pamphlet ‘The True Conan Doyle’ in 1945. File includes:
- Article about ‘The Whispering Gallery’ by Hesketh Pearson.
- Letters written by Adrian Conan Doyle to newspapers, publishers, individuals and Hesketh Pearson about Pearson’s book.
- Letters sent by Hesketh Pearson to Lady Conan Doyle in 1939.
- Copies of letters that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about George Bernard Shaw in 1912.
- Articles Adrian Conan Doyle wrote about Hesketh Pearson’s book.
- 1 letter Denis wrote to Hesketh Pearson and several that Denis wrote in protest about the book.
- Typescript copy of Adrian Conan Doyle’s pamphlet ‘The True Conan Doyle’.
- Notes made by Adrian Conan Doyle on the Hesketh Pearson affair.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002479664
036-002481099
037-002716135
040-002736532 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88924 : Arthur Conan Doyle Papers
Add MS 88924/8 : Personal Papers
Add MS 88924/8/12-18 : Personal papers of Adrian Conan Doyle
Add MS 88924/8/14 : Adrian Conan Doyle's Personal Papers, papers relating to Hesketh Pearson's book - Hierarchy:
- 032-002479664[0008]/036-002481099[0007]/037-002716135[0003]/040-002736532
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88924
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1961
- Date Range:
- 1939-c 1956
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)