Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A3/3/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A3/3/3
Title
Letters from Jim Benton to Cecil Beaton
Date(s)
- April 1956-May 1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
26 letters 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 with autograph, manuscript notes concerning correspondence with Dorothy Wheelock (1907-2010) about the publication of photographs and biographical portraits in 'Harper's Bazaar'; photographic and sketch orders for other magazines, including 'Vogue'; print material and chintz orders for making costumes; 'My Fair Lady' (Broadway 1956; London West End 1958); 'Gigi' (1958); 'Vanessa' (1958); reviews of Beaton's stage and costume designs for 'Saratoga' (1959); 'Turandot' (1961) and 'Tenderloin' (1960).