MS 684 02 03
Reference code
MS 684 02 03
Title
Thomas Hardy collection: Correspondence from Florence Hardy
Level
File
Date
1914-1936
Extent & medium
1 folder
Content description
124 autograph letters from Florence Hardy to a number of recipients:
70 letters to Siegfried Sassoon, from 1920 to 1936.
31 letters to John Drinkwater (1882-1937), from 1924-1932. With transcription of letters from Hardy/Florence to Drinkwater that are not in the ECL collection. John Drinkwater was a poet and playwright.
The remaining letters are ordered chronologically, where possible. The letters with no year given are at the end. Florence Hardy's recipients include Sir Algernon Methuen, Sydney Cockerell, Mrs Clement Shorter, Miss Wood-Homer, Lady Grove and Florence Henniker.
Also included at the end of the folder are two letters to Florence. One is from Eden Pillpotts, dated 29 July 1917.
Arrangement
The 70 letters from Florence Hardy to Sassoon are at the beginning of the folder, followed by the collection of letters to John Drinkwater. The remaining letters are ordered chronologically, with undated letters at the end of the folder.
Finding aids
A detailed list of the letters, including dates and to whom they are addressed, is available as an Excel Spreadsheet.
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