Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/397b/6
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/397b/6
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton.
Date(s)
- 9 May 1962 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1954-1978)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Discusses his mother's fall and recent death. Has been living in his parents' flat since then. Will fly to London around the 26th. After that he will take his father to Paris and then Zurich. Tries to remind himself that everyone goes through the "sordid" business of funeral homes and such like. The attitude of Madame and the business has been wonderful. Has always looked upon Beaton as a "wise, sweet friend".