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General and difficult correspondence - L, 1939-2020

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MS. le Carré 1016
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Folder 1 comprises:

  1. 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
  2. George Leggett's comments and corrections to various The Honourable Schoolboy drafts, c.1976-1977
  3. George Leggett's diary transcripts and family memoir draft, 1939; 1945; c.2012 [some folios have been closed]
  4. 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:

  1. Erwin Leiser, director, writer and actor, mostly regarding Leiser's films and articles, 1983-1995
  2. 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