Personal papers and correspondence of Raymond Chandler, Jul 1887-May 1958, n.d.

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Shelfmark: MS. Chandler 102

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(fols. 1-68) letters and documents relating to Raymond Chandler's nationality status. Correspondents include (fols. 1-37) British Consulate-General, Los Angeles, 1948-1958, (fols. 21-23, 27-32) British Information Services, New York, 1956-1957, (fols. 23, 27-32) Chaim Raphael, 1957-1958,(fols. 38b-52) Walter L. Bruington, 1947-1948, (fols. 43-52) Ralph C. Barrow, 1948. Jul 1887-Apr 1958.
(fols. 69-76) notes on household electrical wiring. 1953, n.d.
(fols. 77-97) Raymond Chandler's diary for 20 Nov-10 Dec 1957.
(fols. 98-103) medical notes for Raymond Chandler. Feb-May 1958.
(fols. 104-112) papers concerning a will drawn up by Raymond Chandler. Jun 1957.
(fols. 113-152) documents and letters relating to Pearl Eugenia 'Cissy' Chandler's marriages, citizenship and death. Includes (fols. 131-142) order of marriage service with certificate of marriage, 1924. 1897-1954.
(fols. 153-191) recipe cards in the hand of Cissy and Raymond Chandler (likely for planned cookbook 'Cooking for Idiots'). [The recipes were added to the collection by Kathrine Sorley Walker in 1988]. n.d.
(fols. 192-215) additional loose notes of recipes by Raymond Chandler and Helga Greene (likely collected for use for planned cookbook by Chandler and Helga Greene, provisionally called 'Cooking for Idiots') and cuttings of recipes. c.1958-c.1959.
(fol. 126) leather suitcase label with typescript insert reading: 'Raymond Chandler, 61 Eaton Mews West, London, S.W.1, England.'

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MS. Chandler 102

Dep. Chandler 60

See also MS. Chandler 106 for additional recipe cards for planned cookbook.

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