Correspondence of the John Gordon Society , mainly letters to, and carbon copies of letters from, Greene, 1956
File
MS. Eng. c. 7232
Held at the Weston Library
Papers of a spoof society formed by Greene and Sutro, 'to represent the ideals of Mr. Gordon' (cutting, 10 Feb. 1956, at fol. 379) after John Gordon, editor of the Sunday Express, had attacked Greene's recommendation of Lolita as one of the best books of the year
Includes :
- (fol. 171) letter from Stephen Spender
- (fols. 317-326) correspondence with John Gordon
- (fols. 327-377) lists of members, and minutes of meetings
- (fols. 378-445) newspaper cuttings
Dates
- Creation: 1956
Extent
444 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7232
Custodial History
From the papers of Graham Greene; given by him to Gillian Sutro in 1985 (note by her, fol. 1).
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk