Harman Grisewood - Memorial Service Program., 02/28/1997-02/28/1997

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18.1

Identifier: 65771

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

02/28/1997-02/28/1997

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

Program for memorial service in honor of Harman Grisewood. The service included readings by Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of the BBC; Frank Gillard, C.B.E., former managing director, sound broadcasting, BBC; Canon Vincent Berry; Sir Roger Cary, deputy editor of "The Listener" and special assistant of public affairs, BBC; Daniel Grisewood; The Reverend Ernest Rea, head of religious broadcasting, BBC; and Fiona MacCarthy. The printed program includes memorial pieces by Humphrey Carpenter and Roger Cary; as well as excerpts from writings by Grisewood, including, "The Painted Kipper, a study of the spurious contemporary scene" (1979) and "One Thing at a Time" (1968).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GRISEWOOD, HARMAN - MEMORIAL SERVICE PROGRAM 1997: Printed Item

BLAND, CHRISTOPHER - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

GILLARD, FRANK - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

BERRY, VINCENT - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

CARY, ROGER - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

GRISEWOOD, DANIEL - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

REA, ERNEST - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

MACCARTHY, FIONA - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1997: Printed Item

CARPENTER, HUMPHREY - REFERENCE TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1996: Printed Item

GRISEWOOD, HARMAN - "PAINTED KIPPER, THE" EXCERPT: Printed Item

GRISEWOOD, HARMAN - "ONE THING AT A TIME" EXCERPT: Printed Item