Bainbridge Papers. Vol. i (ff. 17). Letters from Harry Arno Franz, Harry We ... 

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  • Reference
      GB 58 Add MS 83729
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000001408.0x00011b
  • Dates of Creation
      1947-1996
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      17 ff.

Scope and Content

Bainbridge Papers. Vol. i (ff. 17). Letters from Harry Arno Franz, Harry Wesseling, and related papers; 1947-1996. Partly typewritten and copies.

f. 2. Photograph of Harry Wesseling, 1948.

ff. 3-7. Letters from Harry Franz, 23 Oct 1947 and 20 Nov 1947, with envelope.

ff. 8-9. Letter from Harry Wesseling, 8 Jan 1948, with envelope (incorrectly endorsed 'Harry - German Prisoner of War' on verso).

ff. 10-15. Letters from Harry Franz, 16 Aug 1949, 14 Nov 1949, and 10 Jul 1953, with envelope.

ff. 16-17. Photocopy of a Daily Mail article, 25 May 1996, re Bainbridge's relationship with Franz, a German prisoner of war whom she met in 1947, and who was the inspiration for A Quiet Life.

Harry Arno Franz, German prisoner of war: Beryl Bainbridge, DBE, FRSL, actress and writer: Letters to Bainbridge with related material from Harry Arno Franz: 1947-1999.

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