Raymond Mortimer, 1946 - 1948
Scope and Contents
A small collection of materials related to the British writer and critic Raymond Mortimer. Two letters in his hand addressed to the English publisher and translator Roger Senhouse (1899-1970), one with an envelope dated April 1946; contents personal. Also included is a news clipping from John O’London’s Weekly, a literary magazine, containing a write-up on the Denyse Clairoun Prize, which Mortimer judged. Dated 16 April 1948.
Dates
- 1946 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Charles Raymond Bell Mortimer (1895-1980) was a British writer and literary critic. He worked for the New Statesman, The Sunday Times, and the BBC, and was part of the artistic circle including Vita Sackville-West, Benjamin Britten, and Graham Greene.
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
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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