Papers of Sir John Betjeman, 1933-1959.

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Papers of Sir John Betjeman, 1933-1959.

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The papers consist of correspondence, poems, and drawings. The largest group of letters are written between Betjeman and Jack Beddington [HM 60017-60073, HM 60083-60126], concern Betjeman's search for work during the second World War and Betjeman's post-war writing projects.

118 items.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Chetwode, Penelope

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Betjeman, John, 1906-1984

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John Betjeman was a poet, journalist, free-lance writer, architectural commentator, broadcaster, and television personality who was popular in England in the 1960s and 1970s and was active in the campaigning for the preservation of churches, buildings and landscape. He was knighted in 1969 and became poet laureate in 1972. During his time at Oxford University, Betjeman's active social life included writers such as Evelyn Waugh, Bryan Guiness, Graham Greene, and W.H. Auden. He married Penelope Ch...