ANGUS MACNAGHTEN: letters to Angus Macnaghten, writer and formerly member of the British Council, alphabetically arranged by writer's name. The correspondents include Lady Aberconway, Harold Acton, Tamara Karsavina (Mrs Bruce), Patrick Moore, Beverle... 1908-1984

Acton, Harold, 1904-1994

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Harold Acton was a British writer and scholar. His works include The Last Medici (1932), The Bourbons of Naples, 1734-1825 (1956), and two memoirs, Memoirs of an Aesthete (1948) and More Memoirs of an Aesthete (1970). Acton lived in China from 1933 to 1939, during which time he supported himself by teaching English Literature and collaborated with others to translate various Chinese literary works. His translations include Glue and Lacquer: Four Cautionary Tales (1941) and ...

Byng, Douglas

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x0001b9 ...

Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940

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British Prime Minister, 1937-1940. From the description of Letter, 1938 Oct. 21. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779055 Prime minister of Great Britain, 1937-1940. From the description of Neville Chamberlain declaration, 1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868084 British statesman. From the description of Printed invitation : n.p., 1838 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270891845 From the descr...

Thompson, Geoffrey Harrington, Sir, diplomatist

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Epithet: diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000330 ...

Blunt, Anthony, 1907-1983

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Born, 1907; educated at Marlborough College; studied mathematics and modern languages at Trinity College Cambridge, forming close friendships with Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, H A R 'Kim' Philby; Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, 1932-1937; invited to lecture at the Courtauld Institute by the director, W G Constable, on submission of his MA thesis, 1932; joined the staff of the Warburg Institute, 1937-1939; recruited by Guy Burgess into the Russian secret intelligence service; Reader in Histo...

Karsavina, Tamara

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Epithet: dancer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000321 ...

Birdwood, William Riddell Birdwood, Baron, 1865-1951

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English army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Thurlby Hall, Lincoln, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1933 [i.e. 1934] Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 426142977 "The Queensland Digger" was the official journal of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA), (Queensland Branch). During World War I, William Birdwood was given command of the Australian and New Zealand forces recruited for service in Europe. He was award...

Thompson, Hilda

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Epithet: wife of Sir G H Thompson British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000332 ...

Curran, Charles John, Sir, Director-General of the BBC

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Epithet: Director-General of the BBC British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00031f ...

Moore, Patrick Alfred, author and astronomer

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Epithet: author and astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000326 ...

Niven, David, film actor

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Epithet: film actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00032a ...

Linklater, Eric, 1899-1974

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Eric Linklater was a Scottish novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, satirist, biographer, and military historian. From the description of Eric Linklater collection of papers, 1932-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122430904 From the guide to the Eric Linklater collection of papers, 1932-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Epithet: writer British Library Archive...

Macnaghten, Hazel Enid, widow of A C R S Macnaghten

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Epithet: widow of A C R S Macnaghten British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000323 ...

Nichols, John Beverley, writer

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x00029d ...

Coleridge, Stephen William Buchanan, Hon, anti-vivisectionist

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Epithet: anti-vivisectionist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000293 ...

Delysia, Alice, actress

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000320 ...

Macnaghten, Angus Derek Iain Jacques, of the British Council

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Epithet: of the British Council British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000187 ...

Macnaghten, Ernest Brander, Brigadier-General

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Epithet: Brigadier-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000324 ...

McLaren, Christabel Mary Melville, née Macnaghten wife of Henry 2nd Baron Aberconway

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Epithet: née Macnaghten wife of Henry 2nd Baron Aberconway British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x00018e ...

Munthe, Hilda, wife of Axel Munthe

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Epithet: wife of Axel Munthe British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000325 ...

Watt, Millar

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Macnaghten, Angus Charles Rowley Steuart, Lieutenant of the Blackwatch

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Epithet: Lieutenant of the Blackwatch British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00031e ...