Fonds GB 0096 AL486 - Wellington, Irene: greetings card (1975)

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GB 0096 AL486 1975 fonds 1 leaf Wellington , Irene , 1904-1984 , nee Bass , calligrapher x Sutton , Irene

Irene Bass was born in Lydd, Kent, and educated at nearby Ashford and at Maidstone School of Art before entering the Royal College of Art in London. She susbequently became one of the leading British calligraphers, teaching at Edinburgh College of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, as well as making a living from freelance work and commissions. Irene was married twice, firstly to her cousin Jack Sutton (annulled in 1944) and secondly to the artist and teacher Hubert Lindsay Wellington.

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Gift from Miss Joan Gibbs, Mar 1976.

Letter from Irene Wellington to Miss Joan Gibbs, [Dec] 1975. Card bearing a reproduction of a piece of work done by Wellington in Jan 1942, sent with greetings for Christmas 1975 and New Year 1976.

Autograph, with 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 Graphic arts Calligraphy Visual materials Christmas cards Greetings cards Wellington , Irene , 1904-1984 , nee Bass , calligrapher x Sutton , Irene

Gift from Miss Joan Gibbs, Mar 1976.

Letter from Irene Wellington to Miss Joan Gibbs, [Dec] 1975. Card bearing a reproduction of a piece of work done by Wellington in Jan 1942, sent with greetings for Christmas 1975 and New Year 1976.

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.

• anglais

• latin

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