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Letters and papers of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn

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MS. Eng. c. 6174
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Comprises:

  1. (fols. 1-4) A holograph letter from Hemingway to his mother-in-law, Edna Gellhorn, 18 Feb. 1945
  2. (fols. 6-16) Photocopies of letters
  3. (fol. 6) To Martha Gellhorn for her lawyer, George Campbell Becket, 30 Oct. 1945 [incomplete]
  4. (fol. 7) From Edna Gellhorn to Becket, [19 Aug. 1946]
  5. (fols. 8-11) From Hemingway to Edna Gellhorn, 1 Nov. 1945
  6. (fols. 12-13) From Martha to Edna Gellhorn, 13 Aug. [1946]
  7. (fols. 14-16) From Hemingway to Gellhorn, 5 Aug. 1946
  8. (fols. 17-31) A holograph draft by Martha Gellhorn, apparently of a short story (lacking the opening leaves), n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-1946, n.d.

Extent

32 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6174, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 6174

Former reference:

MS. Res. C. 597

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 6867

Abstract

Letters and papers of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn.

Biographical / Historical

Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899/2 - 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and war correspondent.

Martha Ellis Gellhorn (1908-1998) was an American novelist and journalist.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Elise Becket Smith, 1988.

Title
Letters and papers of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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