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BUTJ/E/3/8/15
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Letters from Lord Astor, David Astor, and Michael Astor to J. R. M. Butler
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- 1948–1964 (Creation)
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Letters from Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor inviting Butler to write a biography of Lord Lothian, letters dated Aug. 1948-1949, with a letter from Lord Brand and two copies of letters to Astor from Lord Brand. The earliest letter from Lord Astor includes a postscript from Nancy Astor.
Letters from David Astor dated Jan.-June 1959 with extensive comments on the book; a small group of letters relating to Michael Astor's letter to _The Times) about Philip Lothian; and a later letter from David Astor dated 25 March 1964 about advice for a scholar wishing to consult Lord Lothian's papers.
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- Astor, Waldorf (1879-1952), 2nd Viscount Astor, politician, and newspaper proprietor (Subject)
- Astor, Nancy Witcher (1879-1964), society hostess and politician, wife of the 2nd Viscount Astor (Subject)
- Astor, Michael Langhorne (1916-1980), politician (Subject)
- Brand, Robert Henry (1878-1963), 1st Baron Brand, merchant banker and public servant (Subject)