Letters from Lady Katharine Asquith (Mells, Somerset) to Siegfried Sassoon re admiration of Sassoon's poems, proposed visits, religious views, health concerns, 1960-1967 (13 November 1960; 4 March, 6 August 1965; 22 Jul, 12 September 1966; 27 August 1967; and 5 items undated)
Scope and Contents
A collection of 1094 letters, postcards and other items known as 'Sassoon's residual correspondence' although it does also include a number of items addressed to other persons particularly to his wife, Hester, and his mother, Theresa Thornycroft.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1967 (13 November 1960; 4 March, 6 August 1965; 22 Jul, 12 September 1966; 27 August 1967; and 5 items undated)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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).
Extent
11 item(s) (11 items paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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