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The British Empire Building, New York, 1931-1935

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MS. Eng. c. 7360/1
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Correspondence and papers relating to the construction and fitting-out of the British Empire Building at the Rockefeller Center, New York. Includes letters from

  1. (fol. 14) Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, 1932
  2. (fols. 43, 45) Geoffrey Dawson, editor of The Times, 1932-3
  3. (fols. 1, 12, 66) John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1931-2, 1935
  4. (fols. 5, 34) John Allsebrook Simon, later 1st Viscount Simon, 1931-2
  5. (fols. 6, 8, 50-3) Clive Wigram, later 1st Baron Wigram, 1932-3
  6. (fol. 44) Freeman Freeman-Thomas, later 1st Marquess of Willingdon, 1932

with

  1. (fols. 25-8) Speech given by Francis Hopwood at the laying of the cornerstone of the British Empire Building, 1932
  2. (fols. 59-65) Draft letter by Francis Hopwood to the editor of The Times, on "British Houses" for trade, 1934

Dates

  • Creation: 1931-1935

Extent

69 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. c. 7360/1

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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