Correspondence 1926: Hilaire Belloc to James Murray Allison., 12/22/1926-12/22/1926

File — Box: 1, Folder: 15

Identifier: 58860

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence for Hilaire Belloc and James Murray Allison over the period 1918 concerning Belloc's weekly column for the Land and Water.

Dates

12/22/1926-12/22/1926

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Document Case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains TL, 4 pages/4 sheets. On Reform Club [London] letterhead. Proposal by Belloc to publish a newspaper, "The Road", that was directed toward the increasing popularity of road travel: "My own name is of value for such a venture. I am very widely known for my writing upon the road. People are perpetually writing to me about it, and I am always being asked to lecture upon it. I have the pulse of the public in that matter and, I can testify that the interest is increasing rapidly indeed." [with Belloc's handwritten corrections in the text]

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BELLOC, HILAIRE - CORRESP. TO JAMES MURRAY ALLISON 1926 (12/22): Other Types

ALLISON, JAMES MURRAY - CORRESP. FROM HILAIRE BELLOC 1926 (12/22): Other Types

"ROAD, THE" - CORRESP. RE BELLOC'S PROPOSED NEWSPAPER: Other Types

TRAVEL - CORRESP. RE BELLOC'S PROPOSED NEWSPAPER RE ROAD TRAVEL: Other Types