MS 443
Reference code
MS 443
Title
Noel Blakiston papers
Level
Sub-fonds
Administrative / Biographical history
Noel Blakiston (1905-1984)
Noel Blakiston was an author and archivist. He was a King's Scholar at Eton, where he met Cyril Connolly (1903-1974), author and literary reviewer. Their friendship flourished in the 1920s and continued throughout their lives. In 1975, Blakiston published A Romantic Friendship: the Letters of Cyril Connolly to Noel Blakiston.
Noel Blakiston was an author and archivist. He was a King's Scholar at Eton, where he met Cyril Connolly (1903-1974), author and literary reviewer. Their friendship flourished in the 1920s and continued throughout their lives. In 1975, Blakiston published A Romantic Friendship: the Letters of Cyril Connolly to Noel Blakiston.
Date
1922-1986
Extent & medium
11 boxes
Content description
Letters, writings, documents and photographs documenting the personal and professional life of Noel Blakiston, particularly his friendship with Cyril Connolly.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged into two series: Papers Relating to Cyril Connolly and Other Noel Blakiston Papers.
Finding aids
A calendared list of Cyril Connolly's letters to Noel Blakiston is available on Eton College Library's internal online Autograph Letters Catalogue.
Publication note
Cyril Connolly's letters published as: Connolly, Cyril. A romantic friendship: the letters of Cyril Connolly to Noel Blakiston. London: Constable, 1975.
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