Selina Hastings., 06/27/1990-01/30/1994
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection comprises the second acquisition of the papers of Harman Grisewood (1906-1997). Included is a long run (Boxes 1 through 5) of correspondence from notable individuals such as W.H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Violet Bonham-Carter, Tom Burns (editor of "The Tablet”), Winston S. Churchill, historian Christopher Dawson, B.B.C. director general Hugh Greene, Vivien Greene (wife of writer Graham Greene), Deirdre and Rupert Hart-Davis, Sibyl Hathaway (Dame of Sark), Saunders Lewis, members of the Plunket Greene family (Alexander, Gwen, Olivia and Richard), Christopher Sykes, Evelyn Waugh, and Mia and Douglas Woodruff.
Included is correspondence from friends of the artist and poet David Jones: Joan and Rene Hague, Prudence Pelham, Mike Richey, and Barbara and Bernard Wall. In addition there is considerable correspondence from Thomas Dilworth, scholar and writer on David Jones, regarding research for his books. Lengthy correspondence from friend Leslie Hope, daughter Sabina Bailey and wife Margaret Grisewood, are also included.
A group of letters from various family members discusses the Grisewood genealogy.
One box consists of correspondence, articles, and printed ephemera relating to the poet and artist David Jones.
The collection includes subject files, articles and lectures by Grisewood relating to his career with the B.B.C. The final three boxes of the collection contain manuscripts of unpublished works by Grisewood, primarily manuscripts for novels.
Dates
- 06/27/1990-01/30/1994
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 8.96 Linear Feet (17 Hollinger boxes: 7 Document Cases, 5 Slim Document Cases, 1 Record Storage Carton.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Correspondence to Harman Grisewood from biographer Selina Hastings: 17 TLS, 4 ALS dating 1990 to 1994 (total of 24 pages). References to Evelyn Waugh and his circle (cf. Hastings' biography on Waugh, 1994), including Graham Greene, Gwen and Olivia Plunket Greene, Rupert and Deirdre Hart-Davis, Sir Michael Duff, Christopher Sykes, Rev. Philip Caraman, S.J., Matthew Ponsonby, A.L. Rowse, Richard Pares, and Harold Acton. Also references to biographers Humphrey Carpenter and Martin Stannard, as well as references to John Hadfield and Nancy Mitford.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
HASTINGS, SELINA - CORRES. TO GRISEWOOD, HARMAN 1990-94: Autographed Letter
WAUGH, EVELYN - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA 1990-94: Autographed Letter
GREENE, GRAHAM - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA 1991: Autographed Letter
PLUNKET GREENE - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA 1990-94: Typed Letter Signed
HART-DAVIS, RUPERT & DEIRDRE - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
DUFF, MICHAEL - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
SYKES, CHRISTOPHER - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
CARAMAN, PHILIP (S.J.) - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
PONSONBY, MATTHEW - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
ROWSE, A.L. - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
PARES, RICHARD - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
ACTON, HAROLD - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
CARPENTER, HUMPHREY - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
STANNARD, MARTIN - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
HADFIELD, JOHN - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
MITFORD, NANCY - REF. BY HASTINGS, SELINA: Typed Letter Signed
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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