Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A3/2/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A3/2/3
Title
1956
Date(s)
- 4 January 1956–18 December 1956 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
31 letters, including duplicates paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1917-1890)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes typescript letters concerning the domestic situation at Reddish; orders for photographs of the Queen; 'My Fair Lady' (Broadway 1956; West End 1958); 'The Chalk Garden' (West End 1956); a visit to Ashcombe; Beaton's mother and sisters; the writer, Truman Capote (1924-1984); and the purchase of Beaton's articles by Crowell-Collier Publishing. Includes duplicate copies of some letters.