Correpondence between Sir Geoffrey Keynes and Iain Bain
Scope and Contents
88 letters and cards from Sir Geoffrey Keynes to Iain Bain, with 42 draft autograph letters or copy typed letters from Bain to Keynes. The subject-matter of the correspondence principally concerns William Blake, with some discussion of Thomas Bewick.
With three letters from Keynes to Reynolds Stone, and related items, including diary notes by Bain, a letter from Peter Summers to Keynes, 1969, news-cuttings of David Garnett’s 90th birthday article on Keynes for The Times, 1977, Keynes’s Times obituaries, 1982, The Times’s memorial service report, 1982, and the order of service for Keynes’s memorial service (printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press).
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1982
Creator
- Keynes, Sir Geoffrey Langdon, 1887-1982 (Knight, surgeon and bibliophile) (Person)
- Bain, Iain Stuart, 1934-2018 (printing historian) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
1 archive box(es) (1 box) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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