Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/397b/17
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/397b/17
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton.
Date(s)
- 1 July 1978 (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
Has quoted the last line of Beaton's letter, "Leave a lot for the unknown!", to all his friends. It has been a horrid year. Discusses a friend who died of lung cancer alone in New York. Has just had a "hideous writing binge". Discusses his writing projects. Envies Beaton the splendours of his garden. Asks if he would like to go to Ireland.