Greenidge, Terence., 10/11/1966-01/25/1967

File — Box: 5, Folder: 24

Identifier: 60243

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy Mitford, Harold Nicolson, Anthony Powell, Osbert Sitwell, and Stephen Spender. The collection also includes considerable research material about Nancy Astor, Robert Byron, and Adam von Trott, subjects of other books by Sykes.

Dates

10/11/1966-01/25/1967

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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.

Extent

From the Collection: 18.4 Linear Feet (39 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/17/02

Container Summary

3 ALSs from Terence Greenidge to CS regarding a BBC broadcast about Evelyn Waugh. Includes a transcript of an interview of Greenidge and a letter from a Hollywood friend of Greenidge about Waugh. References to A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

"Brideshead Revisited" reference: Manuscript

"HANDFUL OF DUST, A" REFERENCE: Manuscript

Greenidge, Terence ALSs: Manuscript

Waugh, Evelyn reference: Manuscript

Waugh, Evelyn biography: Manuscript

Waugh, Evelyn BBC show: Manuscript