BIB_ID
186392
Accession number
MA 7648.1-14
Creator
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
Display Date
1941 July 22-[1942] Dec. 5.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
14 items (19 p.) : ill. ; size varies + 11 envelopes
Notes
Three of the envelopes do not correspond to the dated letters in this collection. These envelopes are postmarked Mar. [day illegible], 1942, Mar. 18, 1942, and Dec. [day and year illegible].
Two letters (MA 7648.4 and MA 7648.9) include sketches of windows and tables.
Two letters (MA 7648.4 and MA 7648.9) include sketches of windows and tables.
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
The collection includes 10 autograph letters signed (MA 7648.4-5, 7-14) and 3 typed letters signed (MA 7648.1-3) from Maugham to Thomas Johnson and one typed copy of a letter from K.G. Payne (a Macy's employee) to Maugham (MA 7648.6). The letters detail the redecorating of Maugham's house. Items are described in 14 individual records (MA 7648.1-14).
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