Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes., 11/17/1968-11/17/1968

File — Box: 1, Folder: 19

Identifier: 57661

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The Patrick White/Elizabeth Forbes Collection consists of 67 signed autograph and typed letters from the author Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes, a representative at G. Heywood Hill, Ltd., bookdealer in London. The correspondence relates to book orders made by White to the bookdealer.

Dates

11/17/1968-11/17/1968

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains ALS with postmarked envelope from Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes re book order(s). Reference made to the following title(s): "Late Call," and "The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot" by Angus Wilson; "Memoirs of Lady Ottoline Morrell: a Study in Friendship, 1873-1938" by Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck Morrell; and "Tolstoi" by Henri Troyat (1965). Includes brief reference to recent month's visit to the U.S.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

U.S. - REFERENCE BY WHITE, PATRICK re Visit (1968): Autographed Letter

WHITE, PATRICK - CORRES. TO FORBES, ELIZABETH 1968 (11/17): Autographed Letter

FORBES, ELIZABETH - CORRES. FROM WHITE, PATRICK 1968 (11/17): Autographed Letter

WHITE, PATRICK - U.S. VISIT 1968 - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter