Letters from Mary ('Polly') Baker to Clive Bell, 1930 - 1959
Scope and Contents
520 autograph letters signed, 30 typed letters signed, 3 autograph postcards signed, 26 telegrams and 20 envelopes.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1959
Creator
- From the Fonds: Grant, Duncan James Corrowr, 1885 - 1978 (painter) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Bell, Vanessa, 1879 - 1961 (painter) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Bell, Arthur Clive Heward, 1881 - 1964 (art critic) (Person)
Extent
12 envelope(s) (c. 1750 items in 12 envelopes) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
One letter from Leslie Hartley to Polly Baker, formerly held in 1/31/8 has been moved to 1/278.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The author of one letter (former reference MCCB 4, now in 1/31/1), was previously misidentified as Mina Curtiss. A photocopy of this letter was replaced by the original given by Anne Olivier Bell in 2003, and the letters in 1/31/12 were given at the same time. See Appendix 2 for a complete list of this acccession.
Date information
DateText: 1930 to late 1950s, mostly undated.
Originator(s)
Baker, Mary (‘Polly’)
Finding aid date
2003-03-21 10:41:13+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
King's College
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