Violet Trefusis papers 1924-1971

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Violet Trefusis papers 1924-1971

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.trefusis

Collection contains correspondence, writings and other materials by or related to Violet Trefusis. The correspondence consists chiefly of approximately 500 letters from Trefusis to John Phillips written in the 1960's. Also included are letters to Trefusis from her mother, Alice Keppel, her sister, Sonia Keppel, and several governmental departments in France and England concerning Trefusis's re-entry into France after World War II, and her nomination to the LeĢgion d'honneur. Writings include holograph and typescript drafts of Trefusis' memoirs, novels, plays and other writings. Other materials include a miniature case portrait of Trefusis as a child, and an album containing photographs of friends of the Keppels, taken by George Keppel between 1924-1939 at the family's Villa dell'Ombrellino in Florence, including many members of European nobility and royalty.

Total Boxes: 6; Other Storage Formats: 1 portfolio; Linear Feet: 2.85

eng,

fre,

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6349835

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Keppel, Sonia, 1900-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n08n0m (person)

Keppel, George.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69m725j (person)

Trefusis, Violet, 1894-1972

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t732w9 (person)

Violet Trefusis, British author. From the description of Violet Trefusis papers, 1924-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80436404 From the description of Violet Trefusis papers, 1924-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161049 Violet Keppel was born in London on June 6, 1894. When Violet was a child, her mother, Alice Keppel, became the mistress of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), until his death in 1910. In 1904, Violet beg...

Phillips, John (John Nova)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x92x7c (person)

John Nova Phillips (b. 1926), born and raised in New York City and educated at Duke, spent much of his early adulthood in Europe and became executor of Violet Keppel Trefusis's literary estate in 1972. From the description of John Nova Phillips papers relating to Violet Keppel Trefusis, 1953-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199190 ...

Keppel, Alice, 1869-1947

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m97pnz (person)