Letters to Edith Stallings, 1936.

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Letters to Edith Stallings, 1936.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476509

The collection consists of two letters from F.H. Sunderland of Yorkshire, England to Edith Stallings of Athens (Ga.) in 1936. The first letter (November 13) discusses Wallis Simpson's divorce, her relationship with Edward VIII, and censorship of the press regarding the situation; criticism of Stanley Baldwin; comments on Francisco Franco and the situation in Spain; and Sunderland's opinion of George Bernard Shaw. The second letter (November 16) discusses Edward VIII and Simpson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.S. politics, politics in Massachusetts, and an anecdote about the Duke of Kent.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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