Correspondence 1938: Hilaire Belloc to Elsie Allison., 11/03/1938-11/03/1938

File — Box: 1, Folder: 55

Identifier: 58902

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence between Hilaire Belloc and members of the Allison family over the period 1918-1941.

Dates

11/03/1938-11/03/1938

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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, 2 pages/2 sheets. On Reform Club [London] letterhead. Sent to Mrs. Allison in Australia. Reference to the war and its coverage in the British press: "The press as usual has been shameful! Every kind of lie, . . . It ["Telegraph"] is the only one that in this crisis has kept its head and talked sense." [Handwritten notation written at the top of the page by an unidentfied person.]

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BELLOC, HILAIRE - CORRESP. TO ELSIE ALLISON 1938 (11/3): Other Types

ALLISON, ELSIE - CORRESP. FROM HILAIRE BELLOC 1938 (11/3): Other Types

PRESS, BRITISH - CORRESP. RE BELLOC'S OPINION ON WAR COVERAGE 1938: Other Types

WORLD WAR II - CORRESP. RE BELLOC'S OPINION OF PRESS COVERAGE 1938: Other Types