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John Douglas Woodruff - Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod Collection

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Identifier: GTM-GAMMS218
Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Harrod-Woodruff Collection comprises a series of letters from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod. The Harrod-Woodruff Collection contains 47 Autograph Letters (Signed), 4 Postcards (Signed), 1 Typed Letter (Signed), and other printed material from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod, as well as 1 Autograph Letter (Signed) from Mrs. Douglas Woodruff to Lady Harrod. The letters from Douglas Woodruff to Roy Harrod span the time period of 1922-1946....
Dates: 1922-1978; Majority of material found within 1922-1936
Found in Notes:  He married Wilhelmine ('Billa') Creswell in 1938 and continued to be active in Christ Church affairs as well as public affairs.

Harrod, Sir Roy and Billa, Lady.

 File — Box 6: Series 871, Folder: 3
Identifier: 60254
Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy...
Dates: 12/04/1959-06/02/1981
Found in Notes:  17 ALSs from Sir Roy and Lady Billa Harrod to CS with carbons from CS mostly personal.

Mitford, Nancy, 1971 - 1972., 04/05/1971-12/15/1972

 File — Box 7: Series 871, Folder: 28
Identifier: 60310
Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy...
Dates: 04/05/1971-12/15/1972
Found in Notes:  5 ALSs from Nancy Mitford to CS mostly regarding her severe illness. References to Billa and Roy Harrod and John Sutro.

Mia Woodruff to Lady Harrod, 1978:"I share your sorrow"., 03/10/1978-03/10/1978

 File — Box 1: Series 963, Folder: 11
Identifier: 64493
Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Harrod-Woodruff Collection comprises a series of letters from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod. The Harrod-Woodruff Collection contains 47 Autograph Letters (Signed), 4 Postcards (Signed), 1 Typed Letter (Signed), and other printed material from (John) Douglas Woodruff to Sir Roy (Forbes) Harrod, as well as 1 Autograph Letter (Signed) from Mrs. Douglas Woodruff to Lady Harrod. The letters from Douglas Woodruff to Roy Harrod span the time period of 1922-1946....
Dates: 03/10/1978-03/10/1978
Found in Notes:  Woodruff, Marie [nee' Acton]: Manuscript

Harrod, Lady Billa: Manuscript

Woodruff, Mia to Lady Harrod: Manuscript

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