BIB_ID
411908
Accession number
MA 9518.11
Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Display Date
[1973] October 6.
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 20.8 x 14.9 cm
Notes
Written on stationery printed " Sir 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 the beautiful gift of lace and linen; relating the details of the house he is in negotiations to buy in Buckinghamshire; saying "I am very excited as I have almost completed the formalities of buying a most beautiful Queen Anne House in Buckinghamshire - with a small garden and a clocktower! - in a lovely estate - a private [illegible] woods and a lake seen from the windows. Only 1 1/4 hours from London. It will need a lot of work furnishing and redecorating it, as it is a bit shabby (at present owned by Sir Arthur Bryant, the Historian) but the red brick facade and proportions are superb and there is quite a cosy feeling inside, as well as an enormous sitting room with a gallery and two sets of windows one above the other, five bedrooms, two bathrooms (we are going to put in another) and the most wonderful atmosphere of grace and peacefulness. I shall probably have to sell this house to pay for it, but now as I get older, London does seem far less attractive than in my earlier years when I loved it so - and Martin is agog with the plans to decorate and make more practical (I think we have to put in a lift for my clock too) and I'm sure the animals will love it there and keep the place alive for us. So you can imagine your wonderful present is like a housewarming gift - and the first one - with promise of a very exciting time to come. Dear Mardi, I love you and send you our fondest love and greetings." .
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