Letters of condolence to Herbert Henry Asquith on the death of his eldest son, Raymond Asquith (1878-1916), and papers of Anthony Asquith
Comprises:
Herbert Henry Asquith papers:
- 84 letters and 144 telegrams of condolence to Herbert Henry Asquith on the death of his eldest son, Raymond Asquith, in the Battle of the Somme on 15 Sep 1916, including from close family members, friends, political allies and public figures, 1916
Anthony Asquith papers:
- 7 letters from Margot Asquith to her son, Anthony Asquith, several on Savoy Hotel paper where she was living, Aug 1943-Jan 1944
- letter from Elizabeth Bibesco to her brother, Anthony Asquith, on 'Delegation du Royaume de Roumane' headed paper, 26 May 1940
- note from Elizabeth Bibesco to her mother, Margot Asquith, written from Bucharest during the war on Veysel R. Versan's visiting card, asking her mother to petition Winston Churchill to assist her in returning to England, n.d. [c.1939-c.1945]
- letters to Margot Asquith, Apr 1927-Jan 1944, including a letter from the aesthete and writer Stephen Tennant (14 Jan 1944)
- letter to Anthony Asquith from the film actress Jeanne des Casalis, n.d. [1930s?]
- letters to Anthony Asquith relating to film projects and productions, with two birthday telegrams, Jul 1945-Apr 1958, n.d.
- letter of condolence from 'Luke' following the death of his mother, Margot Asquith, [1945]
- letter to Anthony Asquith from 'Denis' about Orders to Kill, 1958
- letter from Lady Julia Hallett, n.d.
- printed appointments diary for 1942, with an inscription to Anthony Asquith ('To Puffin with our special love...') dated 1941
- membership card for the Association of Cine-Technicians, 1942
- membership card for 'The Liaison Club', n.d.
- press cutting, 'The Shape of Films to Come', 29 Jan 1944
- certified copy of the marriage certificate of Herbert Henry Asquith and Margaret Emma Alice Tennant, signed by Norman Thicknesse, Rector of St. George's Hanover Square. Marriage witnessed by Arthur Balfour, Gladstone, Haldane and Rosebery, 10 Mar 1920
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1958
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 12687].
Shelfmark:
MS. 12687
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12687
Abstract
Letters of condolence to Herbert Henry Asquith on the death of his eldest son, Raymond Asquith (1878-1916), and papers of Anthony Asquith.
Biographical / Historical
Herbert Henry Asquith, first earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928), was a Liberal politician and served as British Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. He married his first wife, Helen Melland (1854-1891), on 23 August 1877. Together they had five children: Raymond (1878-1916), a barrister who died in the Battle of the Somme, Herbert (1881-1947), Arthur Melland (1883-1939), Violet (1887-1969) and Cyril (1890-1954). Helen died in 1891, and three years later Asquith married Margaret Emma Alice (Margot) Tennant (1864-1945), with whom he had five children. Two survived infancy: Elizabeth (1897-1945), later Princess Elizabeth Bibesco, who would die in wartime Romania, and Anthony (1902-1968), film director and aesthete.
For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Modern First Editions, Oct 2017.
Subject
- Asquith | Anthony | 1902-1968 | film director and aesthete (Person)
- Asquith | family (Family)
- Asquith | Herbert Henry | 1852-1928 | 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith | statesman (Person)
- Asquith | Margaret Emma Alice (Margot) | 1864-1945 | née Tennant | Countess of Oxford and Asquith | political hostess and diarist (Person)
- Asquith | Raymond | 1878-1916 | scholar and army officer (Person)
- Bibesco | Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy | 1897-1945| née Asquith | writer and socialite (Person)
- Casalis | Jeanne de | 1897-1966 | actress and writer (Person)
- Tennant | Stephen James Napier | 1906-1987 | aesthete (Person)
- Title
- Letters of condolence to Herbert Henry Asquith on the death of his eldest son, Raymond Asquith (1878-1916), and papers of Anthony Asquith
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Meg Woodward
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk