Davies, William Emlyn, 1899-1973 (calligrapher)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1973
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Personal documents, 1908-1946
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/G1
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection includes Meynell's archive of papers in his various occupations, including his years at the Pelican Press (1916-23) and Nonesuch Press (1923-36 and 1952-68, although the papers of what he called 'pre-war Nonesuch' are mostly lost). Further papers related to typographical and other design come from Meynell's work for the Limited Editions Club, the advertising firm Mather and Crowther, the Board of Trade, H. M. Stationery Office, the Post Office, and others. Besides these, the...
Dates:
1908-1946
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
Unidentified correspondents, 1929-1969
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/C1/139
Scope and Contents
Also included are 2 third-party letters, one from Harold Macmillan to F. C. Hooper (1949; typescript transcript), and another from Sofia Martin-Gamero to 'Fred' (1968) with a typescript about a Spanish church). With these are also a printed Christmas card from Celia and John Strachey with a photograph of the groundnut harvest in Kongwa (1948). Folder 2 contains a 'calligram' by W. Emlyn Davies based on Meynell's poem 'Last love'. It was sent to Meynell as a 78th birthday gift by 'Reg and...
Dates:
1929-1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).