Letters and papers of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 6174
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-4) A holograph letter from Hemingway to his mother-in-law, Edna Gellhorn, 18 Feb. 1945
- (fols. 6-16) Photocopies of letters
- (fol. 6) To Martha Gellhorn for her lawyer, George Campbell Becket, 30 Oct. 1945 [incomplete]
- (fol. 7) From Edna Gellhorn to Becket, [19 Aug. 1946]
- (fols. 8-11) From Hemingway to Edna Gellhorn, 1 Nov. 1945
- (fols. 12-13) From Martha to Edna Gellhorn, 13 Aug. [1946]
- (fols. 14-16) From Hemingway to Gellhorn, 5 Aug. 1946
- (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
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk