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Bentley, Nicolas, 1907-. Autograph letter signed "Papa" : [n.p.], "My sweet", [n.d.].

Title: Autograph letter signed "Papa" : [n.p.], "My sweet", [n.d.].

With illustrations in the margins depicting the events detailed in the letter: his hat blowing off, a "bobbly-wobbly man" he had bought her, choirboys singing, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270133622 View

John Betjeman collection, 1908-2002, 1936-1984

Title: John Betjeman collection 1908-2002 1936-1984

The John Betjeman collection documents the personal and professional life of John Betjeman between 1908 and 1990, with the bulk of material dating between 1936 and 1984. The collection provides evidence of Betjeman's career as a writer and broadcaster and consists of correspondence, writings, personal papers, newspaper clippings, audiovisual materials, and a small number of candid photographs. The collection traces Betjeman's creative process through initial scribblings in his notebooks to more formal drafts and the publishing process (as found in galleys and correspondence with editors and publishers). A substantial volume of the correspondence is from Betjeman to his wife Penelope Chetwode and provides insight into their relationship. More broadly, owing to Betjeman's role as Poet Laureate and connection with various authors, the collection is a window into literary life in Britain during the twentieth century. The majority of the collection is comprised of the Duncan Andrews Collection of John Betjeman.

ArchivalResource: 23.42 linear feet (22 boxes, including 10 oversize boxes) + 1 broadside folder + 2 rolls

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.betjeman View

Drabble, Margaret, 1939-. Letters of English authors, 1840-1977.

Title: Letters of English authors, 1840-1977.

Letters are from Margaret Drabble to Nicolas Bentley ; Rumer Godden ; Sheila Kaye-Smith to Powys Evans ; Rosamond Lehmann to Ronald Fuller ; John Masefield to Mr. Evans ; J. Middleton Murry ; Amelia Opie ; Eden Phillpotts to Mr. Swan ; Michael Sadleir to Powys Evans ; May Sinclair to Mrs. Lord ; L. Pearsall Smith ; H.M. Tomlinson to Mr. Evans ; Hugh Walpole to Mr. Evans ; Mary A. Ward to Mrs. Machell-Smith. Many letters are concerned with portrait sittings.

ArchivalResource: 14 items ; 12 cm. and larger.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17670907 View

Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983. Letters : to Nicolas Bentley, 1959 Jan. 6-1976 Aug. 10.

Title: Letters : to Nicolas Bentley, 1959 Jan. 6-1976 Aug. 10.

Including: 1959 Jan. 6, London - in response to congratulations on his knighthood; 1961 June 2, London - referring to a "bad" television performance; 1965 Aug. 11, London - on his way to Chartres "to do a television"; 1965 Sept. 9, London - enclosing a carbon of Bentley's outline; 1966 Jan. 5-Jan. 6, London - regarding Bentley's use of quotes from "The Gothic Revival"; 1967 Jan. 26, London - looking at Rembrandt "one of the most absorbing and life-enhancing experiences one can have"; 1969 May 21, London - his pleasure in doing the television series; 1969 June 25, London - the "Civilisation" series; 1974 Aug. 1, Kent - thanks for contribution to Bath Preservation Trust; 1976 April 6, London - thanks for kind words about "Looking at Pictures"; 1976 Aug. 10, Kent - about writing book introductions; n.d., Kent - response to message of sympathy.

ArchivalResource: 13 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78365776 View

Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971. Ogden Nash Collection, 1882-1969 (bulk 1928-1969).

Title: Ogden Nash Collection, 1882-1969 (bulk 1928-1969).

Manuscripts of poems, short stories, collections of verse, and other writings, correspondence, and miscellany trace the writing career and personal life of Ogden Nash, 1882-1969 (bulk 1928-1969). The collection is organized into four series which are generally arranged alphabetically by author or title. The Works series contains drafts of over 350 of Nash's poems and published collections, many of them holographs, as well as typed and copied versions with edits, printer's marks and notes. In addition, an untitled and unpublished novel, lyrics, scripts, and a few essays and speeches are scattered through the series, which is arranged alphabetically. The Letters series consists almost entirely of 577 letters from Nash to his wife, Frances Leonard Nash. Additionally, there are letters to publishers, friends, and in-laws. The Recipient series is composed of letters and telegrams from friends, fans, editors, and publishers to Nash. These include Larry Adler, Spiro Agnew, Nicolas Bentley, Gelett Burgess, Curtis Brown, Ltd., Walt Disney, Corey Ford, Eugene McCarthy, Groucho Marx, Marianne Moore, Christopher Morley, the New Yorker, Charles G. Norris, S.J. Perelman, J.B. Priestley, John Pudney, John Updike, E.B. White, and P.G. Wodehouse. The Miscellaneous series contans a wide variety of material ranging from honorary degrees awarded to Nash, a journal of publishing informationfor all of Nash's published poems, certificates of membership in various societies, wedding license and program, and biographical information and obituary notices for family members. A series of letters from Edmund Strudwick, Nash's father, spans 1882-1924. Also included in this series are galley proofs for E.B. White's collection of verses, "The Fox of Peapack and Other Poems," letters from Frances L. Nash to her mother, and minutes from the Nassau and Suffolk County Deviled Ham and Lake Ronkonkoma Club meetings.

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes (4 linear feet), 1 galley folder, 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122492275 View

Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971. Letters, 1968-1969.

Title: Letters, 1968-1969.

Three letters from Ogden Nash written to Nicholas Bentley. In one letter Nash offers to help Bentley in dealing with the "New Yorker", in another he mentions his illness in 1964, and in a third he discusses a proposed move.

ArchivalResource: [2] leaves, [2] p. ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32028004 View

Mailer, Norman. Norman Mailer letters, portrait, and program for Deer Park, 1960-1967.

Title: Norman Mailer letters, portrait, and program for Deer Park, 1960-1967.

The collection consists of four items: two letters from Mailer to Clarence Major, 28 June 1968 asking to see his essay on Barbary Shore, and 11 July 1964, praising his poems; undated caricature sketch of Mailer by Nicolas Bentley, signed by Bentley and Mailer; Evergreen program for Norman Mailer's The Deer Park, April 1967, volume 1, number 5, at the Theatre De Lys, New York, N.Y., with a synopsis, production and cast notes, and advertisements.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310116110 View

Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Nicolas Bentley biographical file.

Title: Nicolas Bentley biographical file.

Biographical file may contain one or more of the following: "Biographical Registry" form filled out by the cartoonist including information about education, career history, awards, signature example, and family information; biographical essays or sketches of the cartoonist; articles by or about the cartoonist; examples of the cartoonist's work in the form of clippings or photocopies.

ArchivalResource: vertical file ; size varies.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/556106352 View