1953 - 1960, "A & B"., 05/03/1953-10/13/1960
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
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
- 05/03/1953-10/13/1960
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
Shelf Location
08/17/04
Container Summary
39 letters to CS regarding CS trip to Azerbaijan, Orde Wingate's biography. TL from the Anglo-Israel Association, 2 ALSs Mark Bence-Jones and 3 TLSs from Dennis Boyd.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
Anglo-Israel Association TL: Manuscript
British Embassy-Syria TLs: Manuscript
Azerbaijan reference: Manuscript
Bence-Jones, Mark ALSs: Manuscript
Boyd, Dennis TLSs: Manuscript
Syrian Embassy TLs: Manuscript
Wingate, Orde biography: Manuscript
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu