Marie Belloc Lowndes, 1915 - 1946
Scope and Contents
8 letters, 6 handwritten and 2 typed, written and signed by English novelist Marie Belloc Lowndes. The contents are wide-ranging, including ordering books from a catalogue, family, responding to invitations, and discussing the death of her husband in 1940. Various recipients (Mrs. Eliot, Mrs Hyman, Mrs Philips, Miss Price, “Dearest Nelly” etc), with dates ranging from 1915 to 1946.
Dates
- 1915 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868-1947) was a prolific British novelist and non-fiction writer whose works were adapted for the radio, screen, and opera. She was the sister of writer and historian Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953).
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