Correspondence with J. B. Priestley, 1940-1944
Scope and Contents
182 letters from J. B. Priestley to Mary Hope Allen and three letters from Allen to Priestley, with related items including: typescripts of four 'Postscript' radio broadcasts; typescript of Act I of the play 'Live and let live'; a pencil sketch of a hippopotamus and a hare; photographs of Priestley and others; newspaper cuttings; and later correspondence, including a letter from Roy Hattersley to Mary Merrington [Hope Allen].
Date: 1940-1944.
General Note: Owned.
With 3 scripts for 'Postcript' broadcasts dedicated to Allen, an annotated script of 'Live and let live' and miscellaneous photographs of Priestley.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1944
Creator
- Priestley, John Boynton, 1894-1984 (novelist and broadcaster) (Person)
- Hattersley, Roy Sydney George, b 1932 (MP) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
CLOSED UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2025.
Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box, paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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