Fonds GB 0096 AL336 - Mannin, Ethel Edith: letter (1963)

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GB 0096 AL336

Title

Mannin, Ethel Edith: letter (1963)

Date(s)

  • 1963 (Creation)

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1 letter

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Ethel Edith Mannin was born and educated in London. Trained as a typist, she worked as a copywriter and editor before publishing her first novel in 1923. She subsequently wrote nearly a hundred books, both fiction and non-fiction, generally producing two each year, and her left-wing political views influenced much of her work. Mannin was married twice (to the writers John Alexander Porteus and Reginald Reynolds) but wrote under her own surname.

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GB 0096 AL336 1963 fonds 1 letter Mannin , Ethel Edith , 1900-1984 , writer , afterwards Reynolds

Ethel Edith Mannin was born and educated in London. Trained as a typist, she worked as a copywriter and editor before publishing her first novel in 1923. She subsequently wrote nearly a hundred books, both fiction and non-fiction, generally producing two each year, and her left-wing political views influenced much of her work. Mannin was married twice (to the writers John Alexander Porteus and Reginald Reynolds) but wrote under her own surname.

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Gift from Dr J H P Pafford (1963).

Letter from Ethel Edith Mannin to Dr John H P Pafford, [her neighbour] of 62 Somerset Road, London, 16 Dec 1963. '... Yes, indeed I have many causes ... from the defrauded Palestinian Arabs to the Iraqi political prisoners, and various anti perfoming animals and anti vivisection causes in between ...'

With autograph signature.

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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
July 2008 Ethics Mannin , Ethel Edith , 1900-1984 , writer , afterwards Reynolds x Reynolds , Ethel Edith Social ethics

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift from Dr J H P Pafford (1963).

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Scope and content

Letter from Ethel Edith Mannin to Dr John H P Pafford, [her neighbour] of 62 Somerset Road, London, 16 Dec 1963. '... Yes, indeed I have many causes ... from the defrauded Palestinian Arabs to the Iraqi political prisoners, and various anti perfoming animals and anti vivisection causes in between ...'

With autograph signature.

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See hard copy catalogue.

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Conditions governing access

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

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Existence and location of copies

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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