Nigel Nicolson correspondence, 1976-2000.

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Nigel Nicolson correspondence, 1976-2000.

Collection consists of Nigel Nicolson's correspondence, including original incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters, with James and Alvilde Lees-Milne, Michael Bloch, and British publishers Chatto & Windus, John Murray, and Robinson Publishing. Letters deal chiefly with books and writing projects, including James Lees-Milne's works on Nicolson's father, the diplomat Harold Nicolson, and Bloch's posthumous edition of Lees-Milne's diaries. The larger file of Lees-Milne correspondence also touches on broader family and personal matters, mentioning Nicolson's mother, Victoria Sackville-West. Accompanied by papers relating to James Lees-Milne's death, including a copy of Nicolson's address at Lees-Milne's memorial service and clippings (obituaries).

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

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Robinson Publishing.

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Nicolson, Nigel.

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Nigel Nicolson, biographer and publisher, son of Harold Nicolson and Victoria Sackville-West. From the description of Nigel Nicolson correspondence, 1976-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702193282 ...

Lees-Milne, Alvilde

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Sackville-West, V. (Victoria), 1892-1962

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Victoria Sackville-West (1892-1962), English poet, novelist, and author of books on gardening, known for her association with the Bloomsbury group and the gardens she designed at Sissinghurst Castle. From the description of Passenger to Teheran, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702191711 From the description of Victoria Sackville-West writings and commonplace book, 1910-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184003 Vita Sackville-West was an English novelist, p...

Bloch, Michael

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John Murray (Firm)

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John Murray was a publishing house based in London; Sir John Murray (1884-1967) was the senior head of the firm at the time. 1 letter is signed by John Grey Murray (apparently the son of Sir John Murray), and the signatures on 2 other items are not discernible. Anna Mahler corresponded with the publisher on her mother's behalf. From the description of Correspondence to Anna Mahler, 1944-1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863571 ...

Nicolson, Harold, 1886-1968

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Epithet: writer and diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x00010c Sir Harold George Nicolson was born in Teheran and he spent his life in the diplomatic corps at posts in Berlin, Teheran, Constantinople, and Madrid. At the end of his diplomatic career Nicolson pursued a career in journalism and politics, during which time he served as a member of the National Liberal Party in Parliment. ...

Lees-Milne, James

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James Lees-Milne (1908-1997), diarist, biographer, novelist, and architectural historian, was born on August 6, 1908, in Worcestershire, England,and was educated at Eton and Oxford. After a brief career as secretary to Lord Lloyd and at Reuters, he worked for the National Trust's Historic Buildings program from 1936 to 1966, and served as consultant to the National Trust until his death in December 1997. He was a founding member of several English preservation societies, and a fellow of the Roya...

Chatto & Windus (Firm)

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