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Add MS 89407/2/11
- Record Id:
- 040-003464805
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003463256
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100088062668.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89407/2/11
- Title:
- Gerald Durrell Correspondence
- Scope & Content:
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Includes letters detailing Durrell's work at Whipsnade Zoo, his conservation and literary activities, Durrell family news, Christmas cards and arrangements for Stephanides' to work as a natural history advisor on the BBC documentary, The Garden of the Gods; also present is a letter from Durrell that details the impact and influence that Stephanides has had on his life; there is also a letter to Durrell from Evelyn Cheesman, entomologist at the Natural History Museum, regarding arrangements to meet Stephanides, and photographs from the wedding reception of Durrell and his second wife, Lee.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003463256
036-003464704
037-003464777
040-003464805 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89407 : Theodore Stephanides Archive
Add MS 89407/2 : Personal Papers
Add MS 89407/2/10-17 : Correspondence
Add MS 89407/2/11 : Gerald Durrell Correspondence - Hierarchy:
- 032-003463256[0002]/036-003464704[0005]/037-003464777[0002]/040-003464805
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89407
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1983
- Date Range:
- 1946-1983
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from the rights holder; please consult British Library staff.
- Appraisal:
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Most of the envelopes have been removed, unless they indicate a date for the letter or postage location, in which case they have been retained.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cheesman, Evelyn, entomologist, 1881-1969
Durrell, Gerald Malcolm, author, naturalist, and animal conservationist, 1925-1995