BIB_ID
102705
Accession number
MA 9518.1-19
Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Display Date
1971-1979.
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Description
19 items (26 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
This collection was previously accessioned as MA 4260.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
Provenance
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Summary
Being a collection of nineteen autograph letters signed from John Gielgud to Mardi Hughes in which Gielgud discusses his work, travel and his move from London to the country in 1976. Letters in the collection have been described individually in nineteen separate catalog records; see related records for more information
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