General and difficult correspondence - L, 1939-2020
File
MS. le Carré 1016
Held in our offsite storage facility
Folder 1 comprises:
- Correspondence with George Leggett, former MI5 colleague, including regarding family, writing and Leggett's research and fact-checking work for The Honourable Schoolboy, 1968-2007
- George Leggett's comments and corrections to various The Honourable Schoolboy drafts, c.1976-1977
- George Leggett's diary transcripts and family memoir draft, 1939; 1945; c.2012 [some folios have been closed]
- Correspondence with Richard Leggett, George Leggett's son, mostly regarding Richard's diaries and memoir, 2012-2020 (= Closed)
Folder 2 [some folios have been closed] comprises correspondence with:
- Erwin Leiser, director, writer and actor, mostly regarding Leiser's films and articles, 1983-1995
- Dr Manuel Lichtwitz, mostly regarding Cornwell's 1993 reading at Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, 1992-2001
Folder 3 comprises correspondence with Mikhail Lyubimov, author and former KGB colonel, inlcuding regarding writing, family, politics, adaptations, 1992-2015 (= Closed)
Dates
- Creation: 1939-2020
Extent
1 box (4 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
- French
- German
- Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed, including folder 4.
Shelfmark
MS. le Carré 1016
Creator
- From the Collection: Cornwell | David John Moore | 1931-2020 | writer, pseudonym John le Carré (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk