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Add MS 89397/5
- Record Id:
- 040-003457829
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003457649
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100083212531.0x000001
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- Add MS 89397/5
- Title:
- Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 5 of 5)
- Scope & Content:
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- 4 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s writing, recent snowfall, upcoming travel plans and other family news. 1 folio.
- 10 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s problems at work. 1 folio.
- 13 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Father Caraman and Margaret’s problems at work. 1 folio.
- 25 Jan 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hotel Royal Westminster, Menton, France) to Margaret Waugh regarding a social engagement the previous week, and describing his hotel. Reverse of the letter has been used for a spelling exercise. 1 folio.
- [6 Feb 1963]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hotel Royal Westminster, Menton, France) to Margaret Waugh regarding travels in France, news of a death in the family, and his declining knowledge of French. 1 folio.
- [c. 20 Feb 1963]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding money, and Evelyn’s restored health. 1 folio.
- 28 Mar [1963]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a previous letter that did not arrive, plans for Margaret to visit in the autumn, and Father Caraman. 1 folio.
- 28 Mar 1963: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with a possible explanation for a previous letter going missing.
- 2 Apr [1963]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with congratulations on her pregnancy, a planned visit to London, and other news. 1 folio.
- 16 Jul 1963: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the theft of a watch and chain, and contact details for a young family friend new to London.
- [c. 20 Jul? 1963]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh, asking her to collect a watch and deliver it to Combe Florey House. With shopping list on reverse.
- 30 Jul 1963: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a cheetah skin at auction, plans to retire, and other news.
- 19 Aug 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s problems at work with the unwanted attentions of Father Caraman. 1 folio.
- 5 Sep 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a meeting with Father D’Arcy about Margaret’s problems at work with Father Caraman, a letter to The Tablet which Evelyn hopes will be published, and Auberon Waugh being sued for libel. 1 folio.
- 12 Sep 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a visit from Father Caraman, Evelyn going to a clinic for a change of regime, work by [Alexander] Dunluce on the art collection at Combe Florey House, the neighbourhood of Camden Town, and offering Margaret money for baby items. 1 folio.
- 16th Sunday after Pentecost [22 Sep] 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh, advising Margaret not to visit during his upcoming clinic stay, and regarding an upcoming reunion of the Railway Club, social engagements, a ‘campaign’ in The Tablet, [Alexander] Dunluce’s work on the art collection, and other family news. 1 folio.
- SS Simon & Jude [28 Oct] 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with thanks for a birthday present of George Hicks drawings, and regarding a visit to the Fleming’s house in Berkshire, a disagreement with Nancy Mitford on whether a woman would marry her brother, work on Combe Florey House, a present from Father Caraman, and other news. 1 folio.
- 10 Nov 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh, with sympathies as Margaret awaits the birth of her child. Also regarding family news, a banquet for the Canon, Auberon Waugh’s second book, work on Combe Florey House, and an upcoming trip to London for the Railway Club dinner. 1 folio.
- 16 Nov 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh following the birth of Margaret’s daughter, regarding the Railway Club dinner, a present from Father Caraman, and offering Margaret a manuscript poem by Maurice Baring. 1 folio.
- 18 Nov 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding an announcement in The Times of the birth of Margaret’s daughter, and advising Margaret to delay her visit to Combe Florey. 1 folio.
- 20 Nov 1963: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the chosen names for Margaret’s daughter, her stay in hospital, and advising her to delay travelling to Combe Florey.
- 30 Dec 1963: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Hailsham regarding Christmas, family news, and plans to meet in London. 1 folio.
- 23 Jan 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s house purchase, and money owed. 1 folio.
- [c. 15 May 1964]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s travels in Bruges, and family news.
- 20 May 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding writing panegyrics on [Alfred] Duggan and recording one for the BBC, social engagements, sorting possessions following a family death, and the history of Blackheath. 1 folio.
- 9 Aug 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding furniture, dislike of family life, Robert Boothby’s settlement and the Railway Club, an increase in correspondence following extracts from Evelyn’s autobiography in the Sunday Times, and opinions on Proust and James Joyce. 1 folio.
- 9 Sep 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding his dislike of social company, congratulations on Margaret’s pregnancy, social engagements in London, clearing Combe Florey House, an upcoming trip to Spain, and mention of Evelyn’s autobiography ‘A Little Learning’. 1 folio.
- 19 Sep 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a review in the Evening Standard, news of James Waugh, plans to travel to Spain, dinner with Archbishop Heenan, mistakes in printed copies of ‘A Little Learning’, and the general election. 1 folio.
- [19 Sep 1964?]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a distant relative visiting unannounced, and the clothing of young ‘scoffers’ in London. 1 folio.
- 15 Oct [1964]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Hotel Zahira, Córdoba, Spain) to Margaret Waugh, regarding Giles FitzHerbert contesting a seat in the general election, a possible trip to London, and travels in Spain. 2 folios.
- 29 Nov [1964]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey House, Somerset) to Emily Albert FitzHerbert regarding the film ‘The Pumpkin Eater’.
- 16 Dec 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s daughter Emily, Evelyn’s health and a banquet in London, Edith Sitwell’s requiem, and an unknown note found in some furniture. 1 folio.
- 22 Dec [1964]: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding payment of a furniture removal bill as a Christmas and birthday gift. 1 folio.
- Boxing Day [26 Dec] 1964: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with thanks for a Christmas gift, instruction to ask [Alexander] Dunluce if he has one of Waugh’s paintings (Halliday, ‘The Measure for the Wedding Ring’), and family news. 1 folio.
- 18 Jan 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the death of Sir Winston Churchill, Emily Albert’s rattle, the phrase ‘Act of Faith’ and changes in the Catholic Church, and the discovery that taxes may be owed on mismanaged funds. 1 folio.
- 7 Feb 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the death of Sir Winston Churchill, childhood insomnia, the purchase of false teeth, and other news. 1 folio.
- [8 Feb 1965] (erroneously dated 8 Oct 1965): Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding childhood illness, potential bankruptcy following poor legal advice, opinion on Christopher Isherwood’s ‘Lions and Shadows’, Father Caraman, and other news. 1 folio.
- 16 Mar 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Evelyn’s new false teeth, advice for commissioning a bookplate, advice for travel in Spain, and other news.
- 21 Mar 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding the latter stages of Margaret’s pregnancy, getting used to his new false teeth, correspondence from people thinking Evelyn has founded an ‘English Society of Traditional Catholics’, recommendations of books to borrow from the library, advice for travel to Spain, money for childbirth expenses, and other news. 1 folio.
- 3 Apr 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding plans for a trip to the Victoria & Albert Museum to see William Burges furniture given to Waugh by John Betjeman. 1 folio.
- 20 Apr 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh following the birth of Margaret’s second child, regarding travel in Spain, and the death of a friend. 1 folio.
- 14 Jul 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh with various short, disparate pieces of news. Includes opinion on novel writing as ‘very hard & disagreeable work’, a John Everett Millais portrait of John Ruskin at auction likely to go for more than Waugh can afford, and William Burges furniture from John Betjeman. 1 folio.
- 30 Jul 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding recent film ‘The Knack’, opinion on an unknown written work by Wilson, the arrival of William Burges furniture from John Betjeman, attending communion, purchasing a present for Father Caraman, and other news. 1 folio.
- 19 Sep 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding a recommended medicine for diarrhoea, ordering family photographs, attempts to identify an artist beginning with ‘K’, broken false teeth, and other news. 1 folio.
- 8 Oct 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s travels in Italy, a negative assessment of Margaret’s writing ability, recommendation for Giles FitzHerbert to enter the diplomatic service, Evelyn’s health and false teeth, and other news. 1 folio.
- 21 Oct 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding John Rothenstein, false teeth, recommending a medical practitioner in Pisa, Auberon Waugh’s latest book, attending a film gala showing of ‘The Collector’, and other news. 1 folio.
- 27 Oct 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (White’s, London) to Margaret Waugh with thanks for a birthday present, lamenting an unhappy year, a planned visit to the dentist, plans to meet at an upcoming wedding, and other news. 1 folio.
- 6 Dec 1965: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Evelyn’s drug use, attending a funeral, planned travel to London, prediction of another world war and advice that Giles FitzHerbert should move into government service. 1 folio.
- 10 Feb 1966: Letter from Evelyn Waugh (Combe Florey, Somerset) to Margaret Waugh regarding Margaret’s travels in Switzerland, sympathy for Margaret after losing her job and encouragement for her writing, instruction to get a door chain and weapon following a break-in suffered by Lady Diana Cooper, death of Irene Ravensdale and another acquaintance, work on autobiography after being released from a contract to write on the Crusades, and other news. 1 folio.
- [c. 14 Feb 1966]: Postcard from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh regarding the funeral of Irene Ravensdale, offer to help Margaret with her novel, plans for Margaret to visit, and other news.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- 032-003457649
040-003457829 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89397 : Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh
Add MS 89397/5 : Letters from Evelyn Waugh to Margaret Waugh (part 5 of 5) - Hierarchy:
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1963
- End Date:
- 1966
- Date Range:
- 1963-1966
- Era:
- CE
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