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MS 685 01 05 01

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MS 685 01 05 01

Title

E.A. Craig collection: Letters from Edward Gordon Craig to his daughter Nelly (also spelt Nellie)

Level

Sub-series

Date

1911-1958

Extent & medium

20 envelopes

Content description

A mix of autograph postcards and letters, with some typed letters. The letters make reference to Gordon Craig’s work, particularly regarding the bookseller Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, as well as mentioning the following works: ‘Henry Irving’; ‘Scene’; ‘The Theatre Advancing’; and ‘On the Art of the Theatre’.

The letters also discuss Ellen Terry and other member of the family and Craig’s close acquaintances.

The earliest postcards and letters, dated 1951, contain rough sketches drawn by Edward Gordon Craig. Also included is an envelope of undated or incomplete letters.

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