Michael Richey - H.M.S. Goodwill., 04/20/1940-12/20/1940

File — Box: 2, Folder: 14

Identifier: 91091

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence written by Michael and Paul Richey to their parents, George and Adelaide Richey. Correspondence written by George Richey to his wife, Adelaide. Also includes photographs, manuscripts, and other correspondence.

Dates

04/20/1940-12/20/1940

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.04 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger boxes (2 Document Cases, 1 Slim Document Case))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/07

Container Summary

6 ALS from Michael Richey to his parents while aboard the H.M.S. Goodwill. 1 ALS 4/20/1940. 1 ALS 5/21/1940 Richey writes, "Yes, the war has broken out all right..." Reference to the defeat of Holland, Adolph Hitler, and Graham Greene's new novel. 1 ALS 7/8/1940 reference to Peter Anson and mention of air raids. *from Richey's notes: "Pete's wedding would have been Peter Rawlinson, a particular friend of mine who ended up as Attorney General with a peerage. His brother Mick who was a great friend of mine at Downside tried his vocation in the monastery and left to join the R.A.F. when war came. He was killed early on. The address given to me by Peter Anson would have been that of Hew Lorimer." 1 ALS 8/24/1940 with reference to an air raid on London. Richey writes, "Its a rum thing sea life really." 1 ALS 10/12/1940 reports that a ship was hit with a magnetic mine. 1 ALS 12/20/1940 reference to the Lorimers, Peter Anson, and the Duke of Bedford in Wigtownshire. *from Richey's notes: "The Lorimers. This would have been Hew Lorimer, formerly a pupil of Gill's...and son of the architect of the Scottish War Memorial in Edinburgh. Note Peter Anson comes into it again. Duke of Bedford used to be when I first knew him Marquess of Tavistock, notable anti-war campaigner. Kate Greene (sister of Ben and cousin of Graham) stayed with him during the war - isolated from it."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

RICHEY, GEORGE AND ADELAIDE - CORRESP. FROM RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

RICHEY, MICHAEL - CORRESP. TO RICHEY, GEORGE AND ADELAIDE (1940): Autographed Letter

ANSON, PETER - REF. IN CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

RAWLINSON, PETER - REF. IN CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

RAWLINSON, MICK - REF. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

LORIMER, HEW - REF. IN CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

GREENE, KATE - REF. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

HITLER, ADOLPH - REF. IN CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

GREENE, GRAHAM - REF. IN CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter

WORLD WAR II - BRITISH NAVY - CORRESP. BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1940): Autographed Letter