R.N. Green-Armytage collection. [1907-1954].

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R.N. Green-Armytage collection. [1907-1954].

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing theatre programmes of plays, in which the Green-Armytages appeared, and clippings. The clippings are concerned with: Roman Catholicism, mostly about the"Catholic Controversy" of 1913; the works, career, and trial of Oscar Wilde together with the subsequent career and trials of Lord Alfred Douglas. In addition, there is a small amount of material concerning Hilaire Belloc. Included are two clippings of Belloc poems, a handwritten letter from Belloc to the Bishop of Clifton, two handwritten letters from the Bishop of Clifton to R.N. Green-Armytage, and two handwritten letters from Belloc to Green-Armytage.

3 cm of textual records.

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