John Monagan to Anthony Powell, 1971-09-14

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains over two decades of correspondence between writer Anthony Powell and his American friend John S. Monagan as well as various magazine and newspaper articles relating to Powell as collected by Monagan. Also within the collection are numerous photographs of Anthony and Violet Powell at their home, the Chantry in Somerset, England, mostly taken by Monagan during visits made with his wife Rosemary in 1981, 1987, and 1988.

Dates

Creation: 1971-09-14

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains typed carbon from John Monagan to Anthony Powell: @ Dear Mr. Powell: Many thanks for your note of August 31...Unfortunately the terms of our conference will require me to stay close to the Dorchester and therefore a trip to Frome would be out of the question much as I should like to come down...Our friend and your admirer, Ken Bradshaw, of the House of Commons, presented my wife and me with your book of plays (*) in Paris last week and I read the first one on the way back in the plane. It was wonderful fun and some of the dialogue made me laugh aloud..." @ * "Two Plays: The Garden God [and] The Rest I'll Whistle (Heinemann 1971, Little Brown, 1972).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MONAGAN, JOHN S. - CORRES. TO POWELL, ANTHONY (COPY) 1971 (09/14): Typescript

POWELL, ANTHONY - CORRES. FROM MONAGAN, JOHN (COPY) 1971 (09/14): Typescript

"TWO PLAYS..." BY ANTHONY POWELL - REFERENCE BY MONAGAN J.S. 1971: Typescript

POWELL, ANTHONY - "TWO PLAYS..." - REFERENCE BY MONAGAN, J.S. 1971: Typescript