Letter from Frances Cornford to W. K. C. Guthrie re a draft of the Obituary of F.M. Cornford by Gilbert Murray, 1943

Item

Reference Code: GBR/3437/FMCD/2/3/5

Scope and Contents

Francis discusses with Guthrie a draft of Gilbert Murray's obituary of FMC written for publication in the Proceedings of the British Academy.
On a domestic note, Francis passes on a message from 'Nanny' that Guthrie has left his white macintosh in the hall at Conduit House, as well as some books on the floor which are being chewed by mice.

Dates

Creation: 1943

Creator

From the File: Cornford, Frances Crofts, 1886 - 1960 (née Darwin, poet) (Person)
From the File: Cornford, Christopher Francis, 1917-1993 (artist and writer) (Person)

Additional Description

Related Materials

For related letters on the topic of Murray's obituary of FMC, see the Papers of Gilbert Murray at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, reference GB 161 MSS. Gilbert Murray 1-568; Gilbert Murray adds. 1-14.

Physical Description

1 leaf of paper, handwritten in ink.
Undated except for the day 'Tuesday'. The letter's subject matter evidences that it could only have been written in 1943, the year of FMC's death.