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Letters from Sir Desmond MacCarthy to the Bells and Roger Fry

Catalogue reference: CHA/1/381

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This record is a file about the Letters from Sir Desmond MacCarthy to the Bells and Roger Fry dating from 1931-1951.

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Reference
CHA/1/381
Title
Letters from Sir Desmond MacCarthy to the Bells and Roger Fry
Date
1931-1951
Description

8 autograph letters signed, 2 typed letters signed and 1 autograph postcard signed to Clive Bell. 1929-47 and undated.

2 autograph letters signed to Vanessa Bell with 2 envelopes. 22 Nov. and 2 Dec. 1951.

Photocopies of 2 autograph letters signed, 4 typed letters signed to Clive Bell. 1928-1949.

Photocopy of 1 autograph letter signed to Roger Fry. Undated.

Arrangement

The photocopied letter to Roger Fry was formerly held with photocopies of letters from Roger Fry to Vanessa Bell.

Held by
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
Former department reference
DMCB 1-2, Box 2 folder 14, DMCB am 1-4, Box 10 folder 1 and RFVB 498 [photocopies only]
Language
English
Physical description
32 items in envelope
Immediate source of acquisition

Some of the letters and the postcard to Clive Bell were given by Anne Olivier Bell in 2003. See Appendix 2 for a complete list of this accession.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6b9146f6-bf83-42c4-a3bb-b07b91eb1128/

Series information

CHA/1

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Letters from Sir Desmond MacCarthy to the Bells and Roger Fry