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Letters to Aelfrida Tillyard from Alethea Graham: File 2, 1930-03 - 1931-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Tillyard 3/1/2

Scope and Contents

Addressed from Paris: written while Alethea was working for 'Semaine a Paris'. Mostly concerning her work and other activities in Paris: quite frivolous in parts to begin with, the letters become strained later. They include descriptions of meetings with her father [Constantine Graham] and his new wife Mildred, and in particular Alethea's worries about her father; they also mention Anatolia [Constantine's mother] and Constantine's wish that Alethea should not see her. There is a gap in the letters from 9 Nov 1930 to 4 Jan 1931 coinciding with Alethea's apparent breakdown and a period spent back at home in Cambridge. The letters include two from Alethea to her younger sister Agatha, 22 March 1930 and 5 July 1931. A letter of 11 June 1931 comments on Aelfrida's relationship with Anthony Wrightson.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-03 - 1931-07

Creator

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: March 1930 - March 1931 and June - July 1931.

Originator(s)

Graham, Alethea

Finding aid date

2010-01-26 09:31:43+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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