Richard Blake Brown letters, 1933-1962.

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Richard Blake Brown letters, 1933-1962.

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Correspondence by Richard Blake Brown, Anglican priest and sub-Firbankian gay novelist to Marcus Oliver. Written from various places on a variety of letterheads and on a variety of subjects, including fashion and costume designer Norman Hartnell; novelist Denton Welch; Brown's meeting with Queen Mary; gay life in and out of the British Navy; and World War II in England. In addition to the letters are a photograph of Brown, a 4-page publicity leaflet regarding Brown's novels, an item regarding an Anglo Latin-American costume exhibit, a magazine clipping of two nude boys wrestling, and a card from a hairdresser.

0.2 cubic ft. (45 letters and 5 enclosures).

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Hartnell, Norman, 1901-1979

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Norman Hartnell was a leading British fashion designer in the 20th century, best known for his work for the ladies of the British royal family. He is widely known for the wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and the coronation gown of Elizabeth II in 1953. He was appointed as the royal dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II. In addition to designing dresses for high society, he designed costumes for theater and film. ...

Oliver, Marcus.

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Brown, Richard Blake, 1902-

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Epithet: chaplain of HM Prison Bristol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x000188 Richard Blake Brown was a British novelist and chaplain. From the description of Richard Blake Brown manuscript and correspondence, 1933-1970 (bulk 1933). (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 49523560 Biography Richard Blake Brown wa...

England

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Welch, Denton.

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England and Wales. Royal Navy

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