Graham Greene (Copies)., 04/30/1954-12/16/1955

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 65699

Scope and Contents

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

04/30/1954-12/16/1955

Conditions Governing Access

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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

Xerox copies of correspondence from Graham Greene to Michael Richey. Itemized as follows (1 page/1 sheet, unless otherwise noted): Total letters 5. TLS 4/20/1954 TLS 6/8/1954 TLS 4/21/1955* - reference to book by Francis Thompson, to Robin Maugham and to Brighton. Richey's commentary: "Graham used to come down to Brighton quite a lot in those days where he would stay at the Royal Albion Hotel, and where I lived. We would generally meet in the Star and Garter pub (known as Dr. Brighton's) where there was a blind pianist, Johnnie, who would pass me the message that Graham was in town...A colourful Brighton resident was Robin (later Lord) Maugham, nephew of Somerset M., an indifferent novelist and playwright, whom I first met through Graham at the pub. He had a flat at the top of a large house in Hove belonging to Winefred Durnford who ran a fashionable preparatory school in London. The letter is considerably garbled. Morley would be Maugham and so on." TLS 12/12/1955.* Richey's commentary: "This and the letters dated 16 December 55 and 16 January 56 relate to a visit to Anacapri where I spent Christmas with Graham at the Villa Rosaio. He left me in the Villa soon after Christmas. Blyth in his letter should read Bligh: I had sent him a quotation from Bligh's account of the Bounty mutiny which could be extrapolated to fit our somewhat immoderate drinking over the days we spent together. I seem to have had my wallet stolen." TLS 12/16/1955.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GREENE, GRAHAM - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL (COPIES) 1954-55: Xerox

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM GREENE, GRAHAM (COPIES) 1954-55: Xerox

MAUGHAM, ROBIN - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1955 (COPY): Xerox

THOMPSON, FRANCIS - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1954 (COPY): Xerox