The Greene/Marjoribanks collection, 1985-1986.

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The Greene/Marjoribanks collection, 1985-1986.

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This small collection consists of 9 original letters from British author Graham Greene to Sir James Marjoribanks, KCMG, concerning fundraising and site location for a memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson. An admirer of Stevenson's works, Greene was also the novelist's kinsman through his mother, Marion Raymond, who was Stevenson's cousin. The correspondence concerns the sale of a manuscript that Greene gave to the Robert Louis Stevenson Trust, of which Sir James was a director, to raise money for the memorial. The manuscript was of an essay, A weed among the flowers, that Greene had written about his 1957 journey to China and that had been published in The times, London, in 1985. The manuscript was subsequently bought by the Georgetown University Library along with the relevant correspondence between Greene and Sir James. Included are copies of three letters from Sir James to Greene, and a carbon of a letter from Sir James to the editor of the newspaper, The Scotsman, concerning the location of the Stevenson memorial.

0.25 linear feet (1 box).

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6672572

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph and typewritten letters and notes signed "Graham" (62) : London, etc., to his brother, Herbert, 1945 May 11-1955 Sept. 12 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497418 From the description of Graham Greene letters to Mercia Harrison, 1945-1990. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 465279409 English writer and dramatist. From the description of Graham Greene Collecti...

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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Robert Lewis (later changed to "Louis") Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He attended the University of Edinburgh intending to become a civil engineer like his father, but ill health curtailed his studies and prompted him to travel to warmer climates. This inspired Stevenson to write stories, novels and essays about his travels. While in France he met American artist Fanny Osbourne. The two fell in love, and in 1879 Stevenson traveled to California, where he...

Marjoribanks, James Alexander Milne, 1911-2002.

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Sir James Alexander Milne Marjoribanks, KCMG, was born May 29, 1911, the son of the Rev. Thomas Marjoribanks of that Ilk and Mary Ord. He was educated at Merchiston, the Edinburgh Academy, and Edinburgh University where he received his master's degree with first class honors. In 1936 he married Sonya Patricia Stanley Adler. Sir James entered the British Foreign Service in 1934. His long career included postings to China, France, the U.S., Australia, and Germany. From 1962 to 1965 he...