Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/111/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/111/4
Title
Autograph letter (incomplete) to Beaton, from New York
Date(s)
- 1939–1945 (Circa. No date given) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1891-1971)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Feels the tragedy of individuals suffering so much. The British people's 'human endurance is historic'. Heart aches that Beaton and his mother have to 'shiver by candlelight'. Praises Beaton's letter. Americans are beginning to realise 'how much protection and what a debt we owe to the British Empire'. Beaton is fortunate to begin his film work with "An Ideal Husband" and "Anna Karenina".