MS 685 01 05 01 19
Reference code
MS 685 01 05 01 19
Title
E.A. Craig collection: Autograph letters and postcards by Edward Gordon Craig to his daughter Nelly
Level
File
Date
1958
Extent & medium
24 items
Content description
1. Dated 7 Jan 1958: 4pp. letter regarding a visit from a Mrs Pratt, saying he hopes to soon have a secretary to help him out and asking Nelly to be careful with items from his collection that are in her possession.
2. Dated 13 Jan 1958: 6pp. letter complaining the secretary he arranged to meet never turned up, talking about his health and mentioning letters he has received from actors about his book (‘Index to the Story of my Days’)
3. Dated 25 Jan 1958: 5pp. letter saying his secretary still hasn’t come, regarding the space he needs for his books, mentioning ‘Index to the Story of my Days’ and talking about items from his collect he wants Nelly to keep hold of
4. Dated 28 Jan 2958: 4pp. letter regarding ‘Index to the Story of my Days’ and the letters he has received in relation to it and talking about the joy his cat brings him
5. Dated 6 Feb 1958: 4pp. letter regarding some of his letters
6. Dated 12 Feb 1958: 1pp. letter thanking her for the parcel of letters she sent
7. Dated 25 Feb 1958: 2pp. letter regarding a parcel Nelly sent
8. Dated 27 Feb 1958: 1pp. postcard suggesting Nelly register any parcels she sends
9. Dated 27 Mar 1958: 2pp. letter regarding money he has sent
10. [1958]: 3pp. incomplete letter regarding a production of King Lear he recently saw. The first page of the letter is missing
11. Dated 10 Apr 1958: 4pp. letter on card regarding arrangements for Nelly coming to see him
12. Dated 9 Apr 1958: 8pp. letter regarding a visit from Lady Hutton, saying he is sending money, Nelly coming to see him and how he hasn’t seen 2:2 (Two-Two) in over a year
13. Dated 12 Apr 1958: 8pp. letter regarding his cat and questioning Nelly about the sale of the house she mentioned in her letter
14. Dated 25 [Apr] 1958: 3pp. letter saying he needs an assistant to help him write more, mentioning the Ellen Terry Fellowship and regarding braces worn by Ellen Terry
15. Dated 6 Jun 1958: 8pp. letter regarding the house he is to move into, his need for a secretary
16. Dated 16 Jun 1958: 4pp. letter regarding Nelly’s upcoming visit to him and money he has sent to her
17. Dated 16 Sep 1958: 5pp. letter asking Nelly to buy him two copies of ‘The Little Oxford Dictionary’ and sending instructions on how to post it to him
18. Dated 16 Sep 1958: 4pp. letter talking about his cats
19. Dated 19 Sep 1958: 4pp. letter talking about his cats and saying he is worried about Edward A. Craig
20. Dated Oct 1958: 2pp. letter saying he is going to be getting rid of Maria who has been helping him and his plan for volume 2 of ‘Index to the Story of my Days’
21. Dated 12 Oct 1958: 4pp. letter with envelope saying Maria has now left
22. Dated 25 Oct 1958: 1pp. letter saying he is too tired to write
23. Dated [Oct] 1958: 2pp. letter saying he has no one to help him and that he has sent Nelly money
24. Dated [1958]: 1 postcard thanking Nelly for letting him know the money he sent arrived
2. Dated 13 Jan 1958: 6pp. letter complaining the secretary he arranged to meet never turned up, talking about his health and mentioning letters he has received from actors about his book (‘Index to the Story of my Days’)
3. Dated 25 Jan 1958: 5pp. letter saying his secretary still hasn’t come, regarding the space he needs for his books, mentioning ‘Index to the Story of my Days’ and talking about items from his collect he wants Nelly to keep hold of
4. Dated 28 Jan 2958: 4pp. letter regarding ‘Index to the Story of my Days’ and the letters he has received in relation to it and talking about the joy his cat brings him
5. Dated 6 Feb 1958: 4pp. letter regarding some of his letters
6. Dated 12 Feb 1958: 1pp. letter thanking her for the parcel of letters she sent
7. Dated 25 Feb 1958: 2pp. letter regarding a parcel Nelly sent
8. Dated 27 Feb 1958: 1pp. postcard suggesting Nelly register any parcels she sends
9. Dated 27 Mar 1958: 2pp. letter regarding money he has sent
10. [1958]: 3pp. incomplete letter regarding a production of King Lear he recently saw. The first page of the letter is missing
11. Dated 10 Apr 1958: 4pp. letter on card regarding arrangements for Nelly coming to see him
12. Dated 9 Apr 1958: 8pp. letter regarding a visit from Lady Hutton, saying he is sending money, Nelly coming to see him and how he hasn’t seen 2:2 (Two-Two) in over a year
13. Dated 12 Apr 1958: 8pp. letter regarding his cat and questioning Nelly about the sale of the house she mentioned in her letter
14. Dated 25 [Apr] 1958: 3pp. letter saying he needs an assistant to help him write more, mentioning the Ellen Terry Fellowship and regarding braces worn by Ellen Terry
15. Dated 6 Jun 1958: 8pp. letter regarding the house he is to move into, his need for a secretary
16. Dated 16 Jun 1958: 4pp. letter regarding Nelly’s upcoming visit to him and money he has sent to her
17. Dated 16 Sep 1958: 5pp. letter asking Nelly to buy him two copies of ‘The Little Oxford Dictionary’ and sending instructions on how to post it to him
18. Dated 16 Sep 1958: 4pp. letter talking about his cats
19. Dated 19 Sep 1958: 4pp. letter talking about his cats and saying he is worried about Edward A. Craig
20. Dated Oct 1958: 2pp. letter saying he is going to be getting rid of Maria who has been helping him and his plan for volume 2 of ‘Index to the Story of my Days’
21. Dated 12 Oct 1958: 4pp. letter with envelope saying Maria has now left
22. Dated 25 Oct 1958: 1pp. letter saying he is too tired to write
23. Dated [Oct] 1958: 2pp. letter saying he has no one to help him and that he has sent Nelly money
24. Dated [1958]: 1 postcard thanking Nelly for letting him know the money he sent arrived
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