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Tom Burns., 03/14/1940-07/04/1940

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 65692

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The Michael Richey papers 1, consist of original correspondence from personal friends who also comprise the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill (1882-1940), on Pigotts farm in Buckinghamshire. Together with Gill, these included Anthony Foster, Rene Hague, David Jones, Walter Shewring, and Denis Tegetmeier.

Correspondence is also included from other well-known acquaintances (many of whom were related or closely associated to the Pigotts circle), such as Tom Burns, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood (also longtime friend of Rene Hague and David Jones), Shirley Hazzard, Fiona MacCarthy (Gill's biographer), Jacques Maritain, Prudence Pelham (Buhler), Margaret Pepler, George Speaight, and Bernard Wall, as well as members of Richey's family.

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by individual. Michael Richey provided annotations to many of the letters, indicated with an asterisk (*). A copy of the complete annotations is located in Folder 73.

Dates

  • 03/14/1940-07/04/1940

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Correspondence to Michael Richey from Tom Burns: 1. ACS postcard, dated 3/14/1940.* Richey comments: "...Tom went to Spain fairly early on in the conflict (WWII) to become in due course press attache with a wide range of responsibilites. The card addressed to me from Madrid dated 14/3/40 had been re-addressed by David Jones who had a room in Tom's house at 3 Glebe Place, Chelsea. 2. ALS (4 pages/2 sheets), dated 7/4/1940.* "...The letter from Glebe Place dated 4 July '40 must have been written when Tom was on leave from Spain and I at sea. I don't know what the birthday present was - perhaps a fiver? Ann was Ann Bowes-Lyon, a cousin of the Queen (now the Queen Mother) of whom Tom at the time was much enamoured. Ann was working as a nurse in a hospital in Woolwich, where she started off in the VD ward, and hence "off the syph chaps." Charley Williams is clearly the writer and poet. Paul is my brother and this would have been before the battle of France which was the subject of his book Fighter Pilot..."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BURNS, TOM - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL 1940: Autographed Letter

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM BURNS, TOM 1940: Autographed Letter

WILLIAMS, CHARLES - REFERENCE BY BURNS, TOM 1940: Autographed Letter

BOWES-LYON, ANN - REFERENCE BY BURNS, TOM 1940: Autographed Letter

HAGUE, PAUL - REFERENCE BY BURNS, TOM 1940: Autographed Letter

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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