Letters from Georgina Gaffikin (Belfast) to Siegfried Sassoon asking where Sassoon heard the unusual name 'Gaffikin', used in ''Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man'' (1928); perhaps from her son George, at Clare College 1905, killed 1916, 4 Jan. 1931-13 Jan. 1931
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9375/293-4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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: 4 Jan. 1931-13 Jan. 1931
Creator
- From the Fonds: Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine, 1886-1967 (poet and author) (Person)
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).
Extent
2 item(s) (2 items paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk