Charles Langbridge Morgan, 1930s
Scope and Contents
Four letters, one typed and three handwritten by British playwright and novelist Charles Langbridge Morgan and addressed to Mrs. Asta Fleming Whiteside (1894-1979). The contents are brief and personal. Only the typed letter is dated – May 3rd, 1939.
Dates
- 1930s
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894-1958) was a British playwright and novelist. The son of Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan (1855-1940), noted civil engineer, and Mary Polly Watkins (d. 1906/7), Morgan served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was held as a prisoner of war in Holland. After the war, he published his debut novel, The Gun Room (1919), and in 1922 joined the staff of The Times, where he would later become Principle Dramatic Critic. During his lifetime he published eleven novels, three plays, and a number of essays and poems.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu