General correspondence, 1945, n.d. [1939-1945]
File
MS. Berlin 112
Held at the Weston Library
Predominantly semi-official correspondence while working for British Information Services in Washington
Includes letters from and copies of letters to:
- (fols. 119-122) W.G.S. Adams, about Berlin's plans for the immediate future, including a visit to the Soviet Union and subsequent return to the United States until April 1946
- (fol. 21) W.H. Auden, commenting on Christopher Isherwood's Prater Violet
- (fols. 24-25, 221, 236-239) R.J. Cruikshank, about Berlin having to remain working for British Information Services; and enclosing a mock review of [imaginary?] poetry by Berlin
- (fols. 143-144, 148, 151) E.R. Dodds
- (fols. 81, 107-108, 116-118) Anne Fremantle
- (fols. 124, 160, 195) Alexander Halpern
- (fols. 112-114, 140) Christopher Hill, about the prospect of Berlin's visit to the Soviet Union
- (fol. 149) Roman Jakobson
- (fols. 67-68) F.G. Lee
- (fols. 10-12, 15, 52-54) H.A.C. Rumbold, about Berlin's future and the offer of posts in the Foreign Office
- (fols. 30, 44, 48-49, 66) Sir David Scott, about Berlin's future
- (fols. 8-9) A.J. Toynbee, about the offer of a post in the Foreign Office
and letters from
- (fols. 73, 157) J.E.G. Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
- (fol. 232) J.L. Austin
- (fols. 82-90, 158-159, 184-185, 233) John Balfour, including a copy of a report by Berlin giving an initial assessment of Truman's Presidency, and reference to the aborted attendance of Berlin at the Potsdam Conference
- (fols. 188, 200-201) Lady Patricia de Bendern
- (fols. 17-18) John Wheeler-Bennett
- (fol. 234) Max Beloff
- (fols. 198-199) A.H. Bohlen
- (fol. 213) C.E. Bohlen
- (fol. 63) Paul Gore-Booth
- (fol. 76) Robert Brand
- (fols. 214-220) Lord David Cecil
- (fols. 182-183) B.V. Cohen
- (fol. 240) Michael Crum
- (fol. 152) Anthony Eden
- (fols. 169-171) Penelope Felkin
- (fols. 204-205) Marion Frankfurter
- (fol. 241) C.F. Hardie
- (fol. 162) Archibald Clark Kerr, about the aborted attendance by Berlin at the Potsdam Conference
- (fol. 189) Sergey Konovalov
- (fols. 109, 179-180, 242) Baronne Johanna Lambert
- (fols. 75, 77-80, 176-177, 225) A.R.K. Mackenzie
- (fols. 138-139) Susan Mary Patten
- (fols. 173-174, 248-249) Baronne Alix de Rothschild
- (fols. 175, 250) Baron Guy de Rothschild
- (fol. 38) Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
- (fols. 206, 227) J.W. Scott
- (fol. 192) B.M.H. Tripp
Dates
- Creation: 1945, n.d. [1939-1945]
Extent
259 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 112
Arrangement
Undated letters arranged alphabetically
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk