Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes., 01/12/1969-01/12/1969
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
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
- 01/12/1969-01/12/1969
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
Container Summary
Contains ALS from Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes re book orders. References are made to the following titles: "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin; "The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Volume II" (1967-69); "The Concise History of Painting" by Michael Levey (1962); and "The Letters of F.W. Ludwig Leichhardt; collected and newly translated by M. Aurousseau," (1968).
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
WHITE, PATRICK - CORRES. TO FORBES, ELIZABETH 1969 (01/12): Autographed Letter
FORBES, ELIZABETH - CORRES. FROM WHITE, PATRICK 1969 (01/12): Autographed Letter
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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