Roth, Cecil., 09/10/1951-06/22/1956

File — Box: 9, Folder: 13

Identifier: 60347

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy Mitford, Harold Nicolson, Anthony Powell, Osbert Sitwell, and Stephen Spender. The collection also includes considerable research material about Nancy Astor, Robert Byron, and Adam von Trott, subjects of other books by Sykes.

Dates

09/10/1951-06/22/1956

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 18.4 Linear Feet (39 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/17/03

Container Summary

10 TLSs from Cecil Roth regarding Spes Israelis and Life of Menasseh ben Israel. Includes a TMs of Roth's The Resettlement of the Jews in England in 1656.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

Resettlement of the Jews in England...Ms: Manuscript

Life of Menasseh ben Israel reference: Manuscript

Spes Israelis reference: Manuscript

Roth, Cecil TLSs: Manuscript

Israel, Menasseh ben reference: Manuscript