MS 707 01 07
Reference code
MS 707 01 07
Title
Belinda Norman-Butler archive: Letters from William (Billy) Ritchie to his daughter, Belinda Norman-Butler
Level
File
Date
[1932-1948]
Extent & medium
1 file containing 63 letters
Content description
Includes one letter to Edward, and one to his grandson, Christopher.
The subjects of the letters include:
William’s decision to buy Woodend in 1934 and the move from Argyll Road
His thoughts on buying a Vanity Fair and an Esmond William Makepeace Thackeray sketch
His imminent retirement in 1940
The early days of Blitz
References to his mother, Anne Thackeray Ritchie
The forthcoming publication of the William Makepeace Thackeray letters by Harvard UP
The sale of Woodend and move back to the End House
The funeral of Anne Thackeray
The sale of Charles Johnson’s effects, including some letters of Anne Thackeray Ritchie.
[Item 7 in John Aplin’s initial catalogue]
The subjects of the letters include:
William’s decision to buy Woodend in 1934 and the move from Argyll Road
His thoughts on buying a Vanity Fair and an Esmond William Makepeace Thackeray sketch
His imminent retirement in 1940
The early days of Blitz
References to his mother, Anne Thackeray Ritchie
The forthcoming publication of the William Makepeace Thackeray letters by Harvard UP
The sale of Woodend and move back to the End House
The funeral of Anne Thackeray
The sale of Charles Johnson’s effects, including some letters of Anne Thackeray Ritchie.
[Item 7 in John Aplin’s initial catalogue]
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