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Add MS 89231/18/44
- Record Id:
- 040-003437596
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003398156
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100074750676.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89231/18/44
- Title:
- D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Letters from Rupert to Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte
- Scope & Content:
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Eight autograph letters from Rupert D'Oyly Carte to Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, who were divorced in 1941. Lady Dorothy subsequently married St. Yves de Verteuil and took up residence in the West Indies.
- (1). Coleton, 26 Nov 1940 (3 sheets, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead). Refers to London's bomb damage and to the atmosphere of the Blitz: 'It was on the Friday before I went up that the Savoy was first hit [....]'
- (2). Coleton, 12 Feb 1941 (2 sheets, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead).
- (3). Savoy Hotel, 1 Mar 1941 (2 sheets).
- (4). Coleton, 15 Jul 1942 (1 sheet, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead). Refers to their divorce.
- (5). Savoy Hotel, 29 Sep 1942 (2 sheets). Refers to Marriage Settlement. 'The opera company going strong and Richard most helpful.'
- (6). Coleton, 16 Nov 1942 (1 sheet, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead). 'Parker has written to you about your M. Settlement funds: you will see what we propose to do, the idea of investing in government funds from which tax is not deducted seems a good one: the idea came from the Manager of Barclay's Bank.'
- (7). Savoy Hotel, 9 Mar 1943 (2 sheets, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead). 'We were all very sad to hear of Jane's death.'
- (8). Savoy Hotel, 14 Feb 1945 (1 sheet, 'Savoy Hotel London' letterhead).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003398156
036-003416957
040-003437596 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89231 : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive
Add MS 89231/18 : D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Papers of the D'Oyly Carte Family
Add MS 89231/18/44 : D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Letters from Rupert to Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte - Hierarchy:
- 032-003398156[0018]/036-003416957[0047]/040-003437596
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89231
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 1940-1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- DCF/6, 405
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Carte, Rupert, son of Richard D'Oyly Carte, manager of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Companies, 1876-1948