Loan MS 129/2/12

Correspondence relating to P.G. Wodehouse's internment and his position after the Berlin Broadcasts, including:

• copies of letters from Gladwyn Jebb to Mrs Cazalet-Keir, Mrs Cazalet-Keir to Anthony Eden, Ethel Wodehouse to Mrs Cazalet-Keir, Geoffrey Allchin to Mrs Cazalet-Keir, regarding P.G. Wodhouse's position during the War and immediately after, 31 May 1940-8 Feb 1945;
• transcript of a letter from P.G. Wodehouse to Ethel Wodehouse written on 25 Nov 1944 but only delivered in 1977, with covering letter explaining the delay, 12 Jul 1977;
• four letters from P.G. Wodehouse to Mrs Cazalet-Keir, 1945-1946, regarding his visa to go to the US, and one to Peter Cazalet with the latest news, 1945;
• copy of a letter from Scott Feldman (Scott Meredith) to [a newspaper] with a copy of a letter from P.G. Wodehouse to Feldman regarding the Berlin Broadcasts and the sale of his books after that, 1945;
• letters from P.G. Wodehouse to Mr Doubleday of Doubleday and Company about the postponement of the publication of his 'Camp Book', 11 Mar 1946 and 28 Mar 1946;
• letters from P.G. Wodehouse to Hesketh Pearson during the war and up to the day of P.G. Wodehouse’s departure for USA, 12 Nov 1944 to 17 Apr 1947;
• copies of correspondence between Hesketh Pearson and the Solicitor General concerning a basis on which P.G. Wodehouse might be able to return to the UK, between 19 Jul 1947 and 12 Aug 1947.