Hart-Davis, Sir Rupert., 04/26/1954-02/03/1976

File — Box: 6, Folder: 4

Identifier: 60255

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

04/26/1954-02/03/1976

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

2 TLSs, 1 ALS and 2 ACSs from Sir Rupert Hart-Davis to CS regarding the letters of Maurice Baring and Oscar Wilde and the biography of Evelyn Waugh. References to Lady Diana and Lord Alfred Duff Cooper.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

Norwich, 1st Viscount see Cooper, Lord: Manuscript

Cooper, Lady Diana reference: Manuscript

Baring, Maurice reference: Manuscript

Hart-Davis, Sir Rupert ALSs: Manuscript

Cooper, Lord Alfred Duff reference: Manuscript

Wilde, Oscar reference: Manuscript

Waugh, Evelyn biography: Manuscript