Graham Greene to Shirley Hazzard., 10/16/1980-10/16/1980

File — Box: 4, Folder: 26

Identifier: GAMMS421.2.276

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence exchanged between Graham Greene, Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller, 1973 to 1990. Includes printed matter about Greene, including articles, newspaper clippings, exhibition and collection catalogs, as well as Greeneiana such as the menu from "Da Gemma's" restaurant in Capri (Folder 4:57); and the commemorative book of Greene's honorary citizenship of Capri (Folder 4:55).

Dates

10/16/1980-10/16/1980

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Extent

From the Collection: 6.7 Linear Feet (21 Hollinger boxes (11 Document Cases, 10 Slim Document Cases))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

TLS dated 10/16/1980 (with postmarked envelope), from Graham Greene to Shirley Hazzard. 1 page. Reference to various political matters relating to 1. Poland, particularly the arrest of UN staff member Alicja Wesolowska (cf. Hazzard's book, "Countenance of Truth: the United Nations and the Waldheim Case," 1990; pp.110-112); 2. execution, at the hands of Salvadoran leftist guerillas, of South African ambassador Gardner Dunn (cf. New York Times, October 10, 1980). Greene also alludes to a prospective trip to Poland.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GREENE, GRAHAM - CORRES. TO HAZZARD, SHIRLEY 1980 (10/16): Typed Letter Signed

HAZZARD, SHIRLEY - CORRES. FROM GREENE, GRAHAM 1980 (10/16): Typed Letter Signed

WESOLOWSKA, ALICJA - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1980: Typed Letter Signed

DUNN, GARDNER - DEATH - REFERENCE BY GREENE, GRAHAM 1980: Typed Letter Signed