File: "Correspondence about famous letters"

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 CQA2/2/5
  • Dates of Creation
      2 Mar 1966-29 Aug 1969
  • Physical Description
      22 pieces; 31 leaves.

Scope and Content

Correspondence with A.E. Dyson, various dealers in rare books and manuscripts, W. Timothy Donovan (solicitors) and the Librarians of the Universities of Texas and Indiana in America. Relates to arrangements for the sale of a collection of letters and manuscripts by well-known writers acquired over time by CQ. Includes lists of the letters and manuscripts in question, many of which were sold to an American university by book dealer Bernard Stone.