Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/301/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/301/4
Title
Typescript letter signed to Beaton, from New York
Date(s)
- 22 Feb. 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1866-1943)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter responding to Beaton's plan of an exhibition in aid of Jewish refugees. Thinks that such a gesture would be misunderstood. Outsiders would think Beaton's sympathy was not genuine. Lunched with Bennett Cerf and gave him a piece of his mind. He swore his view was against the book and not against Beaton. Told Cerf that he is going to form a reception committee consisting exclusively of prominent Jews to welcome Beaton on his next arrival in America. Cerf agreed to serve as one of the vice-presidents on this committee.