Whistler, Rex, 1905-1944 (artist and theatre designer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1905 - 1944
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Journal, 29 Sep. 1927-7 Jan. 1928 (with inserted photographs dating 1926-1927)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/1/26
Scope and Contents
The volume is a ruled notebook marked '1927-III' and mostly comprises diary entries (many concern Glen Byam Shaw and Stephen Tennant). It also includes: - prose passages: /27v-30r. 'A letter to Stephen which he will never read'; /74v-76r. 'An example of the way Stephen is discussed and interpreted by the 'Wilsford Party''; /106r-106v. 'Stephen's 'Nannie''. - a list of number of words written: /2r. - a list of persons 'Copies of Heart's Journey...
Dates:
29 Sep. 1927-7 Jan. 1928 (with inserted photographs dating 1926-1927)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
The First World War journals and some post-war journals (MSS Add.9852/1/4-25 and 32) are unavailable for consultation due to their poor physical condition. Digital copies of these items are provided in the Sassoon Journals section of the Cambridge Digital Library, https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/sassoon/1. The other journals are available for consultation.
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Journal, 28 Mar. 1931-17 May 1932 (diary runs 28 Mar.-11 June 1931; detached folios possibly circa 17 May 1932)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/1/32
Scope and Contents
The volume is a ruled notebook marked '1931' and mostly comprises diary entries and notes of social engagements. Diary entries were written in Ascona, Switzerland and in England, and concern Sassoon's writing and his relationship with Stephen Tennant, with mention also of Arnold Bennett, William Walton, Rex Whistler, and Max Meyerfield, among others. The volume also includes: - lists of social engagements and of locations of nights spent away from home: /2r-2v. ...
Dates:
28 Mar. 1931-17 May 1932 (diary runs 28 Mar.-11 June 1931; detached folios possibly circa 17 May 1932)
Conditions Governing Access:
This notebook has been digitised and can be viewed in full on the Cambridge Digital Library. The original item is currently unavailable for consultation due to its poor physical condition.