MS 685 01 05 01 12
Reference code
MS 685 01 05 01 12
Title
E.A. Craig collection: Autograph letters and postcards by Edward Gordon Craig to his daughter Nelly
Level
File
Date
1950
Extent & medium
17 items
Content description
1. Dated 10 Jan 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade thanking Nelly for a pocket diary, complaining about his lack of money, an invitation to London, which he does not want to accept and his life in France. Also included is a news cutting concerning Craig’s influence of the theatre, which appeared in the New York Heard (29 Nov 1909).
2. Dated 04 Mar 1950: 4pp. letter talks about his low mood and the trouble he is having when writing his memoirs and asking if Nelly can get Tony Atwood to help.
3. Dated 25 Mar 1950: 2pp. notelet asking for a reply to his letters as he hasn’t heard from Nelly with an additional page of postscript
4. Dated 31 Mar 1950: 2pp. letter regarding the help Tony Atwood is going to give him and his reaction to Teddy Craig’s lecture at the Royal Society of Arts
5. Dated 9 Apr 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talking about a possible visit to London
6. Dated 12 Apr 1950: 6pp. letter sent from Camassade talking about a lecture given by Teddy Craig at the Royal Society of Arts, his lack of money, the typing that needs to be done of his work, his plan to make copies of the Ellen Terry and Henry Irving letters he has
7. Dated 17 Apr 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talks about Ellen Terry and Henry Irving and his opinion on David Low
8. Dated 5 May 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talks about his friendship with Virginia Clarke and the possibility of his collection going to the Victoria and Albert Museum, his early work with Martin Shaw and his views of the American teaching of art
9. Dated 7 May 1950: postcard stating that his is out of sorts, but not ill
10. Dated 21 May 1950: 4pp. letter expressing his anger at Nelly supposedly selling items belonging to him
11. Dated 14 Aug 1950: 1pp. letter sent from Vence asking for a list of the items relating to him that Nelly has
12. Dated 21 Sep 1950: 5pp. letter including a small drawing illustrating to Nelly the place his is currently staying, which is also described at length in the letter
13. Dated 30 Sep 1950: 6pp. letter sent from Vence including a small drawing illustrating to Nelly his new house, which is also described in the letter and suggestions of books she should buy or which he would like himself, particularly relating to Henry Irving. Also included is a typed reply to advertisement Craig places regarding buying and selling books
14. Dated 14 Dec 1950: 3pp. letter sent from Vence acknowledging the arrival of the bills and papers relating to ‘Dido’, ‘The Mask’ and ‘The Page’, which she sent through and asking about other papers.
15. Dated 15 Dec 1950: 8pp. letter sent from Vence talks about Ellen Terry, Edward William Godwin and Henry Irving.
16. Dated 23 Dec 1950: 3pp. letter sent from Vence regarding copies of ‘Ravenswood’ and talking about Ellen Terry and Henry Irving
17. Dated 25 Dec 1950: 1pp. letter talking about his ill health
2. Dated 04 Mar 1950: 4pp. letter talks about his low mood and the trouble he is having when writing his memoirs and asking if Nelly can get Tony Atwood to help.
3. Dated 25 Mar 1950: 2pp. notelet asking for a reply to his letters as he hasn’t heard from Nelly with an additional page of postscript
4. Dated 31 Mar 1950: 2pp. letter regarding the help Tony Atwood is going to give him and his reaction to Teddy Craig’s lecture at the Royal Society of Arts
5. Dated 9 Apr 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talking about a possible visit to London
6. Dated 12 Apr 1950: 6pp. letter sent from Camassade talking about a lecture given by Teddy Craig at the Royal Society of Arts, his lack of money, the typing that needs to be done of his work, his plan to make copies of the Ellen Terry and Henry Irving letters he has
7. Dated 17 Apr 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talks about Ellen Terry and Henry Irving and his opinion on David Low
8. Dated 5 May 1950: 4pp. letter sent from Camassade talks about his friendship with Virginia Clarke and the possibility of his collection going to the Victoria and Albert Museum, his early work with Martin Shaw and his views of the American teaching of art
9. Dated 7 May 1950: postcard stating that his is out of sorts, but not ill
10. Dated 21 May 1950: 4pp. letter expressing his anger at Nelly supposedly selling items belonging to him
11. Dated 14 Aug 1950: 1pp. letter sent from Vence asking for a list of the items relating to him that Nelly has
12. Dated 21 Sep 1950: 5pp. letter including a small drawing illustrating to Nelly the place his is currently staying, which is also described at length in the letter
13. Dated 30 Sep 1950: 6pp. letter sent from Vence including a small drawing illustrating to Nelly his new house, which is also described in the letter and suggestions of books she should buy or which he would like himself, particularly relating to Henry Irving. Also included is a typed reply to advertisement Craig places regarding buying and selling books
14. Dated 14 Dec 1950: 3pp. letter sent from Vence acknowledging the arrival of the bills and papers relating to ‘Dido’, ‘The Mask’ and ‘The Page’, which she sent through and asking about other papers.
15. Dated 15 Dec 1950: 8pp. letter sent from Vence talks about Ellen Terry, Edward William Godwin and Henry Irving.
16. Dated 23 Dec 1950: 3pp. letter sent from Vence regarding copies of ‘Ravenswood’ and talking about Ellen Terry and Henry Irving
17. Dated 25 Dec 1950: 1pp. letter talking about his ill health
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