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Collection of Christopher Isherwood illustrated holiday cards and autograph letters signed : England, to "Mummie" [Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood], 1917-1943 and undated.

BIB_ID
410412
Accession number
MA 22044.1-10
Creator
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986.
Display Date
1917-1943 and undated.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
10 items (65 pages) ; size varies
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Collection of 6 handmade holiday cards and 2 autograph letters from Isherwood to his mother, Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood, an autograph letter from John Lehmann to Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood, and an essay by Isherwood called "Chivalry in English literature"; between 1917-1943 and undated, in England; expressing holiday greetings and updating his mother on what is going on in his school. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
Housed in
Black cloth clamshell box (29 cm)