Identity area
Reference code
NewmanL/A/A2/MacDonald, I/7
Unique identifier
GB 275 NewmanL/A/A2/MacDonald, I/7
Title
ALS to Lyn Newman
Date(s)
- 15 Apr. 1959 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
4 p paper
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Details her gardening efforts. Mentions that her neice Sheila came to stay. Describes the village-like quality of her part of the town. Explains her anxiety about meeting Lyn after such a long time. Asks about the progress of Lyn's book [Field With Geese]. Mentions St John's College, Cambridge and asks whether Lyn knew Martin Charlesworth, a don there. Muses on the prospects of marriage for Lyn's sons, and her sister-in-law's daughters, Sheila and Catriona. Complains about having to create the School Magazine in the summer term.