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Add MS 89397/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003457795
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003457649
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100083203716.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89397/3
- Title:
- Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 3 of 5)
- Scope & Content:
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- 22 May [1958]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in Monte Carlo and plans for the rest of the trip. 2 folios.
- [c. 11 Jul 1958]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Munich) to Margaret Waugh with various short, disparate pieces of news. 1 folio.
- [c. 1 Sep? 1959]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with brief praise for writing a sonnet, and news of Auberon Waugh. 1 folio.
- [29 Jan 1959]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh with an image of a funerary monument in Genoa, Italy. Original packaging contained note: ‘See Tourist in Africa pg 20’.
- Ash Wednesday [11 Feb] 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (SS Rhodesia Castle, at sea) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in Genoa, Aden and Mombasa, fellow passengers on board, and discussing 'C' by Maurice Baring. 2 folios.
- 9 Mar 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in Africa, and Margaret’s upcoming trip to France. 2 folios.
- 10 Sep 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a visit to Oxford to see Auberon Waugh’s undergraduate accommodation, and a discussion on Jansenism (with reference to Ronald Knox’s 'Enthusiasm'). 2 folios.
- 13 Sep 1959: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Auberon Waugh’s rooms at Oxford, a new budgerigar, and a recent cocktail party.
- 15 Sep 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with reference to writing 'A Tourist in Africa', discussion on the Oxford martyrs, a family picnic, and reserving Margaret a limited edition copy of Waugh’s biography of Ronald Knox. 1 folio.
- 23 Sep 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a new stone-mason working at Combe Florey House, a new budgerigar, news of Margaret’s siblings, a discussion on Anglican orders, and recent social engagements. Ends with a brief update on writing progress. 1 folio, with yellow budgerigar feathers attached and envelope addressed to ‘Miss Brute Gosse Morgan Herbert Waugh’.
- 28 Sep 1959: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Colin Wilson’s 'The Outsider', St. Aloysius Church in Oxford, transport home, and the delayed visit of ‘The American Oratorian’.
- [undated]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to [Margaret Waugh], with a photograph of Evelyn’s brother-in-law Auberon Herbert. Postcard reads ‘Pig’s pin-up boy’. Photograph dated 18 Sep 1959.
- 2 Oct 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the upcoming election, Jan Smuts, an awaited visit from Fr. Walsh - an American priest, a visit to Combe Florey from Lord Hylton, social engagements, news of Margaret’s siblings, and work at Combe Florey House. 1 folio.
- 19 Oct 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding social engagements (including a visit to Ann Fleming), Malcolm Muggeridge revealing in the New Statesman the identity of ‘C’ in 'Knox', an upcoming television programme on Waugh and Ronald Knox, and work at Combe Florey House.1 folio.
- SS Simon & Jude [28 Oct] 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with thanks for birthday present and letter, and regarding unreturned library books, Beckly Park, and luncheon with [Lord and Lady] Stavordale. 1 folio.
- 5 Nov 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret returning home after exams, and disparate pieces of family news. 1 folio.
- 10 Nov 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh asking after Margaret’s mental health, discussing the Manfredis’ (Waugh’s servants) upcoming travels, and disparate pieces of family news. Includes brief update on writing progress. 1 folio.
- [c. 14 Nov 1959?]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh to [Margaret Waugh] with encouragement for an upcoming exam.
- 19 Nov 1959: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with advice and encouragement for an upcoming exam and discussing upcoming plans and social invites, and updates on Margaret’s siblings and other family members. 1 folio.
- [c. 13 Jan 1960]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh, originally enclosing some weekly papers, and regarding an upcoming trip to Venice, Monte Carlo and Naples, a visit to London, and family updates. Includes a reference to ‘Pig whipper’ [Alexander Dru, brother-in-law of Laura Waugh]. 1 folio.
- [c. 25 Jan 1960]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh before going away, with brief instruction to travel to Nutcombe after exams. 1 folio.
- 30 Jan 1960: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in Venice, Monte Carlo and Hamburg, and a brief mention of Auberon Waugh’s recent book. 2 folios and envelope.
- 4 Feb 1960: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo) to Margaret Waugh regarding Laura Waugh’s plans to travel home while Evelyn travels to Rome, and their stay in Monte Carlo. 1 folio.
- [c. 4 July 1960]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh, originally enclosing money.
- [11 Sep 1960]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Rome, Italy) to Margaret Waugh with an image of Pope John XXIII.
- 19 Sep 1960: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding writing progress, news that Auberon Waugh’s book had been taken up by an American publisher, and other family updates. 1 folio.
- 25 Sep 1960: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh admonishing Margaret, in jest, for her recent letters and visit to Florence.
- 11 Oct 1960: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh warning against living with her brother Auberon. 1 folio.
- 7 Dec 1960: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with advice on alcohol and drunkenness, plans to take Margaret out in London, and other family news. 1 folio.
- [18 Dec 1960]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding plans for an evening together.
- [c. 28 Dec 1960]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the tidiness of Margaret’s room, and brief family updates. 1 folio.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003457649
040-003457795 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89397 : Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh
Add MS 89397/3 : Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 3 of 5) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003457649[0003]/040-003457795
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89397
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1958
- End Date:
- 1960
- Date Range:
- 1958-1960
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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