Fonds GB 0096 AL444 - Sackville-West, Vita (Lady Nicholson): letter (1957)

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GB 0096 AL444 1957 fonds 1 leaf West , Victoria Mary , Sackville- , 1892-1962 , afterwards Nicholson , writer and gardener x West , Vita , Sackville- x Sackville-West , Vita x Nicholson , Lady , Vita

The Hon Victoria Mary Sackville-West (known throughout her life as Vita) was born at Knole, Kent, and educated at home and in London. She wrote both prose and poetry extensively from an early age. Sackville-West kept her own surname on her marriage to Harold George Nicholson (later Sir Harold) in 1913; the marriage was successful and lasted until her death, in spite of her many female lovers (including Violet Trefusis and Virginia Woolf). She continued to write throughout her life, alongside her long-running project to restore the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle.

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Transferred from the Goldsmiths' Librarian's files, 1970.

Letter from Vita Sackville-West onbaord the SS Reina del Mar, [docked at] Havana, Cuba to [J H P] Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London Library, 19 Dec 1957. Replying to some queries he had sent on behalf of a student [Jean Muriel Wines] who was prepapring a bibilography of Sackville-West's works.

Autograph, with signature.

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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.
Aug 2008 West , Victoria Mary , Sackville- , 1892-1962 , afterwards Nicholson , writer and gardener x West , Vita , Sackville- x Sackville-West , Vita x Nicholson , Lady , Vita Secondary documents Bibliographies Bibliographers Information/library personnel Bibliography compilation University of London Library

Transferred from the Goldsmiths' Librarian's files, 1970.

Letter from Vita Sackville-West onbaord the SS Reina del Mar, [docked at] Havana, Cuba to [J H P] Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London Library, 19 Dec 1957. Replying to some queries he had sent on behalf of a student [Jean Muriel Wines] who was prepapring a bibilography of Sackville-West's works.

Autograph, with signature.

See hard copy catalogue

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.

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.

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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 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.

• anglais