Letters from Sir Sydney Cockerell to Alfred Fairbank, with printed papers and a photograph of Cockerell by Dorothy Hawksley
Letters from Sir Sydney Cockerell to Alfred Fairbank, 1925-1961, mainly on italic handwriting, with:
- (fol. 10) proof of piece by Cockerell on 'Good Handwriting' from the Children's Newspaper, dated Jan 1950
- (fol. 22) printed copy of a letter of Cockerell on Rossetti, 1 Feb 1951, 'crowded out of the Observer'
- (fol. 38) draft of beginning of letter of Fairbank to Cockerell, 11 Jun 1952
- (fol. 75) photograph of Cockerell taken by Dorothy Hawksley, c.1930
- (fol. 78-80) duplicated copy of obituary of Cockerell by R.C.H. Briggs, secretary of the William Morris Society, dated 5 May 1962.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1961
Extent
80 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 415, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 415
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23112
Abstract
Letters from Sir Sydney Cockerell to Alfred Fairbank, with printed papers and a photograph of Cockerell by Dorothy Hawksley.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell (1867–1962) was a museum director and book collector. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Alfred John Fairbank (1895–1982) was a calligrapher. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Dorothy Webster Hawksley (1884-1970) was a painter. For further details see Who Was Who.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Alfred Fairbank, 1977.
Topical
- Title
- Letters from Sir Sydney Cockerell to Alfred Fairbank, with printed papers and a photograph of Cockerell by Dorothy Hawksley
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- 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
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