Diana Gould Menuhin collection of Lawrence Durrell letters, 1944-1977.

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Diana Gould Menuhin collection of Lawrence Durrell letters, 1944-1977.

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Diana Gould, later Menuhin, met Lawrence Durrell in 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt. She was an actress and dancer while he was still working for the British Information Office as well as being a poet and author. It was wartime and they were both from England, thus began a friendship that would endure for more than thirty years. This collection primarily consists of Durrell's letters and poems to Menuhin from 1944-1977, as well as a copy of Sappho he sent to her in 1956. The letters from Menuhin to Durrell can be found in the Lawrence Durrell Papers, Second Accession, Collection 163.

1.00 boxes (.25 linear feet)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7159735

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Menuhin, Diana

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Epithet: wife of Sir Y Menuhin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000622.0x00031b ...

Durrell, Lawrence

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Lawrence George Durrell was born Feb. 27, 1912 in Julundur, India; the son of British parents, he grew up in India and spent his young adult years in England; he held many odd jobs such as jazz pianist, automobile racer, real estate agent, instructor, and press attacheĢ; moved to France and became a full time writer in 1957; of his various publications, Durrell is best known for the Alexandria quartet, a tetralogy with titles, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea which appeared between 1957 ...