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Garnett, David, 1892-1981 (author)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1892 - 1981

Relationships

Only son of Edward and Constance Garnett

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

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 Item

Christmas card from David and Angelica Garnett to Lydia Lopokova Keynes, 1957

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/LLK/5/80
Scope and Contents

1 Christmas card.

Dates: 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
 Series

Correspondence, 1918 - 1980

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG/1
Scope and Contents

This series can be divided into approximately two halves: the first consisting of Angelica Garnett's correspondence with her husband, David, and a few items to other family and friends; the second of correspondence to Vanessa Bell, Angelica's mother, many documents being from members of the Bloomsbury set. Angelica Garnett's correspondence with her husband can be found in the sub-series catalogued as AG/1/31. Most, but not all, other envelopes contain correspondence with Vanessa Bell.

Dates: 1918 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
 File

Correspondence 1936, 1936

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/D42/5
Scope and Contents Correspondents include Alfred Reginald Allen, M. F. Ashley-Montagu, Van G. Borcoman, Melbert B. Cary, Chatto and Windus, John Dreyfus, David Garnett, A. S. B. Glover, Vivian Holman, St. John Hornby, Paul Johnston, Elbert Lenrow, George Macy (an original typescript letter from Meynell), Curtis Moffat, Barry Neame, Stephen Potter (with a typescript memorandum of 8 pages captioned 'Nonesuch texts and manuals'), Gerard Proost, and Arthur Waugh. With the letters is a programme for a revue 'The...
Dates: 1936
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

Correspondence between J.M. Keynes and David Garnett, 1915 - 1942

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JMK/PP/45/116
Scope and Contents

25 autograph letters, signed, 5 typed letters, signed, to J.M. Keynes. 1915-42.
3 carbon typed letter, signed, from J.M. Keynes. 1933-40.

Dates: 1915 - 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
 File

Correspondence between Vanessa Bell and David Garnett, 1931 - 1959

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG/1/8
Scope and Contents

18 autograph letters, signed, from Vanessa Bell.
4 autograph letters, signed, from David Garnett.

Dates: 1931 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
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Correspondence from David Garnett

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9388/109-112
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Novels, essays, memoir, and biographical correspondence.

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

David Garnett, 1940-1972

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/C1/35
Scope and Contents

With the letters are printed announcements for a Foyles luncheon in honour of Garnett (1972).

Dates: 1940-1972
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).
 Item

David Garnett, 1974

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10501/6
Scope and Contents

Letter from David Garnett to Duncan Andrews (manuscript, aerogramme).

Dates: 1974
 Item

David Garnett, Richard Rendel and an unidentified man sitting on a beach, 1921-06 - 1921-07

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/1/62
Scope and Contents

In her album, Frances Partridge identifies the individuals as 'Bunny Garnett and Dick'.

Dates: 1921-06 - 1921-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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David Garnett standing in water, 1922 - 1930

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/752
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of David ('Bunny') Garnett in a small lake, looking towards the camera, with his right hand resting on an inflatable swan.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Dorothy Edwards sitting on the Ham Spray House verandah with David Garnett, 1930

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/90
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Dorothy Edwards sitting in a deckchair, looking down at a cat which she holds on her knees. David ('Bunny') Garnett sits closest to the camera, with his right hand raised, looking to the left.

Dates: 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Dorothy Edwards standing with David Garnett, 1930

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/103
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Dorothy Edwards leaning against the house wall of the verandah of Ham Spray House. She holds her hands together in front of her and looks towards the camera. David ('Bunny') Garnett stands next to her, also leaning against the wall, with his left hand raised to his shoulder and his right hand behind his back. He looks to the right.

Dates: 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
 Item

Dorothy Edwards with David Garnett at Ham Spray House, 1930

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/102
Scope and Contents

Snapshot of Dorothy Edwards sitting in a deckchair on the verandah of Ham Spray House. She is smiling and looking down at a cat which she holds in her hands. David ('Bunny') Garnett stands next to her and rests his right hand on the back of her chair. He leans forward and looks down at the cat.

Dates: 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
 Fonds

Garnett: The Papers of Angelica Garnett (nee Bell)

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG
Scope and Contents

This small collection comprises both correspondence donated by Angelica Garnett and selected papers. The most substantial part of the collection is the correspondence, comprising several letters exchanged with Angelica's mother, Vanessa Bell, as well as the correspondence between Angelica Garnett and her husband David. The selected papers consist of a few items, primarily memoirs, by Angelica Garnett and members of her family circle.

Dates: 1917 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
 File

Geoffrey Keynes' correspondence, relating chiefly to Roy Harrod's biography of J.M. Keynes, 1946 - 1965

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JMK/PP/92
Scope and Contents

This file includes 20 letters from Roy Harrod, 1948-65; 1 letter from David Garnett, 1949; 1 letter from Florence Ada Keynes, 1949; 1 letter from John Hayward, 1946; 1 letter from Duncan Grant, 1958; and 1 letter from Roy Harrod to R.F. Kahn, 1950.

Dates: 1946 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
 Item

Letter from David ('Bunny') Garnett to Quentin Bell, 1938-10 - 1938-11

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/4/6
Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter, signed, to Quentin Bell.

Dates: 1938-10 - 1938-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letter from David Garnett, (1892-1981), author, (Hilton Hall, Huntingdon) to Siegfried Sassoon sending thanks for ''The Tasking'', 18 Jan. 1954-18 Jan. 1955 (year given mistakenly as 1954)

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8889/3/148
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection largely comprises letters addressed to Sassoon although there are few other recipients such as Glen Byam Shaw and Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, Siegfried Sassoon's mother. There are also some postcards; draft and unpublished copies of poems; bills; and other related papers.

Dates: 18 Jan. 1954-18 Jan. 1955 (year given mistakenly as 1954)
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).
 Item

Letter of David Garnett to Siegfried Sassoon, 26 Apr. 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9750/109
Scope and Contents

Photocopy.

Dates: 26 Apr. 1929
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).
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Letters from David Garnett, 1925 - 1970

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/WJHS/1/34
Scope and Contents

7 autograph letters, signed, and 1 typed letter, signed.

Dates: 1925 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letters from David Garnett to Brynhild Olivier, 1909-08-19

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/POP/1/GarnettD
Scope and Contents

6 autograph letters signed.

Dates: 1909-08-19
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letters from David Garnett to Clive, Julian and Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, 1928 - 1963

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/229
Scope and Contents

28 autograph letters signed, 1 typed letter signed and 1 autograph postcard signed to Clive Bell. 1928-63, including 1 autograph letter signed to Clive Bell wrongly attributed to ‘Bunny’. 10 Apr. 1961.
3 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph postcard signed to Vanessa Bell. [1937-8] and 1954-5.
1 autograph letter signed to Duncan Grant. [Jul. 1937].
10 autograph letters signed, 4 typed letters signed to Julian Bell. 1928-1935.


Dates: 1928 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letters from David Garnett to Frances and Ralph Partridge, 1929-02-14 - 1981-01-01

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/6/1/63
Scope and Contents

269 autograph letters signed, 24 typed letters signed, 1 autograph postcard signed and 1 telegram. The file includes a typescript poem by David Garnett about himself, 22 Aug. 1968.

Dates: 1929-02-14 - 1981-01-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: Certain letters are closed under the terms of the Data Protection Act (1998) because they contain sensitive information about living individuals. Researchers may apply in writing to the Archivist to see the closed material, stating the intended use and precise nature of the information requested. The Archivist and Frances Partridge's Literary Executor will then consider whether non-sensitive parts of the letter may be made available, and they will consult the author if necessary. Please be aware that this decision may take several weeks and may incur photocopying charges. A statement to this effect is given with each closed file.
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Letters from David Garnett to JDH, 1926 - 1946

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JDH/26/35
Scope and Contents

24 autograph letters signed, 1 typed letter signed and 2 autograph postcards signed, with 11 envelopes. Enclosed are 1 poem and an undated letter from Richard Garnett to JDH.

Dates: 1926 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letters from David Garnett to Julian Bell, 1935-12-18 - 1936-03-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/2/21
Scope and Contents

2 autograph letters, signed.

Dates: 1935-12-18 - 1936-03-18
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: For access conditions see the Archive Centre pages of the King's College Cambridge website.
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Letters relating to the 'album party' on 11 October, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/F18/7
Scope and Contents

The writers include Nicolas Barker, A. W. Bell, Christopher Bradshaw, Harry Carter, John Carter, Will Carter, William Cox, Brooke Crutchley, John Fairleigh, Elisabeth Friedlander, David Garnett, Joan Hassall, John Hayward, Ashley Havinden, Ellic Howe, Geoffrey Keynes, Lynton Lamb, Rauri McLean, Vivian Ridler, John Ryder, Hans Schmoller, Herbert Simon, John Simpson, and John Westwood. A few others are unidentified.

Dates: 1961
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).
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