Item 38 - Typed letter from Richard [Mayne]

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SHAF/A/1/M/38

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Typed letter from Richard [Mayne]

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  • 23 July 1949 (Creation)

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Shaffer, Sir Peter Levin (1926-2016), knight, playwright
(1926-2016)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Suggests he follow doctor's orders but paint instead of draw; is sorry he will miss the trip, is afraid of Tony [Shaffer]'s driving; is pleased to hear he may make money, 'may the Balzac prosper'; asks about the Cambridge focus. Refers to photographs, which may be those enclosed in the letter of 23 Dec. 1948.

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