BIB_ID
403820
Accession number
MA 3612.2
Creator
Hay, Ian.
Display Date
1938 December 2.
Credit line
Purchased, 1979.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.2 x 19.0 cm
Notes
John Hay Beith wrote under the pseudonym of Ian Hay.
Written on the letterhead of "The War Office, / Whitehall, / S.W.1" and with the insignia of the "National Scheme for Disabled Men."
Written to Roger Scaife at "Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., / 34, Beacon Street, / Boston."
Written on the letterhead of "The War Office, / Whitehall, / S.W.1" and with the insignia of the "National Scheme for Disabled Men."
Written to Roger Scaife at "Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., / 34, Beacon Street, / Boston."
Provenance
Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund, 1979.
Summary
Thanking him for his letter and discussing his new job; saying "My new job here was all very unexpected and rather alarming, but here I am. My duties are to direct the Department which deals with popularising the army generally, and finding the necessary number of recruits - a whole time job in this land of voluntary service. It involves a good deal of travelling about, making speeches, interviewing the necessary people, and feeding the Press with the right kind of material. Our old friend Ian Hay is completely out of a job at the present moment, as his military relative has commandeered the whole of his working time. However, as soon as the Major-General settles down, and condenses his labours somewhat, we may be able to produce a little fiction on the side."
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