Groningen. Discusses Mr Gordon and his advisers, ceremonials of the Dutch, subject of previous letter (undisclosed), request to be addressed without clerical titles "for I am a downright layman"
Correspondence of general political nature including letter of congratulations on maiden speech, letters re preservation of Thaxted windmill and future of Bishop's Stortford School, letter from Winston Churchill in reply to one from RAB sympathising with his illness, copy letter to Samuel Hoare re Indian Constitution
Mowden School - is distracted by radio news as he writes, thanks Christopher for letter, asks him not to write unless he has something important to say, describes ex-pupils now at Stowe, dislikes school life.
Signed by the President, Remsen B. Ogilby. Sent on the occasion of Trinity, Hartford's, first centenary (the college was founded in 1823, and moved to its first campus in 1824). With thanks for the kindness shown by Trinity, Cambridge, to the new college.
Records the purchase of 4 and a half yards and a quarter from Obadiah Wickes and Daniel Radford at 'the 3 Nunns & Hare in Cheapside' for 1 pound 17 shillings.
Programmes for races dated 30 Nov. 1961 and 3 Mar. 1966.
Comprising: settlement of fortune on marriage of Mary Ellen Parker and Edward Joseph Rose; appointment of trustees; release by Mary Ellen Rose of trust premises under marriage settlement.
18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Is unable to dine with him and meet Runciman. She enjoyed her stay at Vinters.
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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
July 7th 1909
Dear Mr Montagu
Its most nice of you to ask me to dine to meet Mr Runciman. Alas! Alack! I am afraid I cant as I am already dining out that evening. Its very sad and I wish very much I could chuck the other. Thank you so much.
I liked Vinters very much too. I must write a Collins to Olive for it.
Yours sincerely
Venetia Stanley
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Black-edged paper.
Report of speech by M. S. D. Butler, article on Charles Sorley, article on hereditary genius citing Butler family, funeral service sheet of John Perceval Butler, Christmas card to Montagu Butler.
On headed notepaper for Rollin & Feuardent, 61 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, W.C.
Nearly 1300 letters arranged alphabetically by surname, with letters received on the announcement of his knighthood in a separate file at the end, followed by a file of letters from unidentified correspondents. Other correspondence relating directly to various plays may be found in the Works subseries under the title of the play.
Two letters include parts of letters written by Peter Shaffer: a letter from Elizabeth Cavendish, 29th September 1974 (C42) and
a typed letter from Costas Gianakaris 27 Sept. 2014 (G6) includes the draft of a love letter[?] on the back of the second sheet.
'Muirhead Bone - To A. S. F. Gow with kind regards'.
Sent from Catshill, near Bromsgrove. - Card labelled 'The Clock House - In aid of the Church Funds' [The Clock House, also known as Fockbury House, was a childhood home of A. E. Housman].