BIB_ID
411650
Accession number
MA 9518.6
Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Display Date
[1973] August 23.
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 22.7 x 17.8 cm
Notes
Written on stationery printed "John Gielgud / 16 Cowley Street / London S.W.1."
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. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
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.
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. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
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
Thanking her for her letter and welcoming her "...back to London, albeit awash with tourists and gaping crowds - to say nothing of bombs!; "inviting her to lunch on Saturday the 25th "... at a very good little fish restaurant I know in Fulham. I would fetch you in a taxi at 12:45 (my chauffeur is also on holiday and my grand car being serviced, I'm afraid)."
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