Letters between Berlin and his aunt, Ida Samunov, 1928-1978
File
MS. Berlin 303
Held at the Weston Library
Includes:
- (passim) discussion of Ida's health and financial arrangements
- (fol. 6) letter from Berlin following the death of his father, about future arrangements for his mother, 1954
- (fol. 7) letter from Ida about Berlin's engagement to Aline Halban, 1955
- (fol. 9) comments by Ida on news from Berlin of relatives in the Soviet Union, following his visit there, 1956
- (fols. 16-17) discussion of Boris Pasternak's Dr Zhivago, 1959
- (fol. 26) comment by Berlin on a description of him as the 'wittiest man in Oxford', 1959
- (fols. 77, 79) letters from Berlin's aunt Zelma Zhmudskaya to Ida (her sister), sent on to Berlin, 1977-1978
- (fols. 81-89) copies of Ida's will and other documents relating to her estate, 1960-1970
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1978
Extent
87 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 303
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk