Personal, financial and administrative papers, 1897-1984; n.d.
File
MS. 7154/8
Held in our offsite storage facility
Personal, financial and administrative papers, mainly from the folders 'Personal Business' and 'Personal Business. 1 Jan 1953 -'. Also includes papers relating to Ruth Pitter and Kathleen O'Hara's business 'Deane & Forester':
- Folder 1: Personal papers and memorabilia, including Ruth Pitter's birth certificate, 1897; a photocopy of her record at Coburn School, 1904-1914; her passport, 1938; her identity card, 1949. Also includes 3 small handwritten booklets of childhood writings and illustrations by Ruth Pitter ('Light in our Darkness', 'Days of Youth', 'Honeysuckle Fairies'), n.d. [c.1902?].
- Folder 2: Correspondence and related papers from folder 'Personal Business'. Topics and correspondents include tenancy agreement with Bartlett & Willis for 55, Old Church Street, London SW 3, 1949-1950; Black Chapel, North End, 1949-1950; Publishing agreements with Boosey & Company Ltd., 1936 and 1944; The Cresset Press Ltd. regarding publications (includes letters by Joan Hassall, with drafts and proofs of her illustration for 'Urania', 1948-1951; papers relating to war damage to Oak Cottage, Great Waltham, 1942. Also includes a brochure 'Catalogue of Painted Furnitures', The Walberswick Peasant Pottery Co. Ltd., 1927.
- Folder 3: Correspondence and related papers from folder 'Personal Business. 1 Jan 1953-'. Includes correspondence with publishers, royalty statements, publishing contracts and rights; invitations to talks and poetry readings; papers relating to health, national insurance, pensions; tax; inheritance; property; and miscellaneous legal, administrative and financial matters, c.1943-1984 and n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1984; n.d.
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 7154/8
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk