Graham Greene (Copies)., 02/05/1970-12/20/1979

File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

Identifier: 65705

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

02/05/1970-12/20/1979

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 16. TLS 2/5/1970 dictated.* Reference to Richey's trip to Dakar about which he comments: "I had won a French award which carried with it a free flight to anywhere Air France serviced. I went to Dakar." TLS 12/4/1970 dictated. TLS 1/8/1971 dictated.* Reference to Dottoressa Elisabeth Moor. TLS 1/8/1971 from Josephine Reid. TLS 10/13/1971 dictated. TLS 4/24/1972 dictated.* Re Hilaire Belloc's "The Cruise of the Nona" (1925). ALS 5/8/1972 or 1973? TLS 6/6/1973. TLS 10/20/1973 dictated.* Reference to Greene's "The Honorary Consul," and to Lady Melchett. Richey's commentary: "Sonia Melchett's husband Julian (Lord Melchett) died suddenly in Majorca and I stayed with her at their house in Chelsea for some months afterwards. Sonia and some others (led I think by George Weidenfeld) got up a petition to present to President Kreisky of Austria, which I presume I sent to Graham to sign. He did, but I never got to Vienna." TLS 12/19/1973. Reference to Herbert Read and to Henry Moore. TLS 9/20/1974.* Reference to a study by Rene Hague on "The Anathemata" by David Jones. ALS 4/7/1976.* Reference to review by Richey of "Ice Bird" by David Lewis. TLS 3/25/1977. TLS 3/14/1978. TLS 12/20/1979. ALS dated "Thursday."* Richey dates it possibly 1977 and comments: "Some confusion about dates in Monaco whilst I was at the IHB (International Hydrographic Conference). I eventually arrived with Steve (Admiral) Ritchie, on the wrong evening."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GREENE, GRAHAM - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL (COPIES) 1970-79: Xerox

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM GREENE, GRAHAM (COPIES) 1970-79: Xerox

REID, JOSEPHINE - CORRES. TO RICHEY, MICHAEL (COPY) 1971: Xerox

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRES. FROM REID, JOSEPHINE (COPY) 1971: Xerox

BELLOC, HILAIRE - "CRUISE OF THE NONA, THE" (1925) - REFERENCE 1972: Xerox

"HONORARY CONSUL, THE" BY GREENE, GRAHAM - REFERENCE 1973: Xerox

GREENE, GRAHAM - "HONORARY CONSUL, THE" - REFERENCE 1973: Xerox

MELCHETT, SONIA - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1973: Xerox

MELCHETT, JULIAN - REFERENCE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL 1973: Xerox

WEIDENFELD, GEORGE - REFERENCE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL 1973: Xerox

READ, HERBERT - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1973: Xerox

MOORE, HENRY - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1973: Xerox

HAGUE, RENE - STUDY RE JONES, DAVID - REFERENCE 1974: Xerox

JONES, DAVID - "ANATHEMATA, THE" - STUDY BY HAGUE, RENE - REF. 1974: Xerox

"ANATHEMATA, THE" BY JONES, DAVID - REFERENCE 1974: Other Types

LEWIS, DAVID - "ICE BIRD" - REFERENCE 1976: Xerox