General correspondence, Jan.-Nov. 1997
File
MS. Berlin 236
Includes letters from and copies of letters to:
- (fols. 262, 265) Tony Blair
- (fol. 166) Susan Gardiner, including an appreciation by Berlin of her husband Patrick Gardiner following his death
- (fols. 41-44*, 57*) Miriam Gross, including Berlin's contribution to 'Books of the Century'
- (fols. 128, 140) D.M. Hopkinson
- (fols. 215, 268) Anatoly Naiman, discussing Anna Akhmatova
- (fols. 172-174) Shimon Peres
- (fols. 95-96*) Franco Ratto, including a draft appreciation by Berlin of Giorgio Tagliacozzo
- (fols. 37-40, 63-70, 107-108, 113-115, 129-137, 157-162, 177) Beata Polanowska-Sygulska
with letters from
- (fols. 242-243) Susan Mary Alsop
- (fol. 75) David Astor
- (fol. 253) Sir Martin Gilbert
- (fol. 188) Roger Hausheer
- (fol. 126) Seamus Heaney
- (fol. 185) Michael Ignatieff
- (fol. 255) Roy Jenkins
- (fol. 264) Sir Dimitri Obolensky
- (fols. 61, 105, 144b) A.M. Quinton, Baron Quinton
- (fols. 56, 71-72) Elisabeth Sifton
- (fol. 117) Natasha Spender, Lady Spender
- (fol. 232) Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
and
- (fols. 167-169*) letter about an article about Anna Akhmatova, including further recollections by Berlin of their meetings, and the evidence for the identification of Berlin as the subject of certain poems
- (fols. 180-266 passim) letters of concern and good wishes during Berlin's last illness
Dates
- Jan.-Nov. 1997
Extent
271 Leaves
Conditions Governing Access
Some material closed. Items marked with an asterisk are available to consult.
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 236
Repository Details
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