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Bland, Paul, 1880-1940

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1940

Biography

First son of Edith Nesbit and Hubert Bland. Married Gertrude Nebel.

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Barron, Oswald to Doris Langley Moore, 1931-12-17

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.006
Scope and Contents

Recipient is inferred to be Doris Langley Moore based on the date and on Barron's request to not use an anecdote about himself—something Moore dealt with a lot in her letters to Nesbit's acquaintances while doing her research.



Dates: 1931-12-17

Barron, Oswald to Paul Bland, 1935-03-03

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.004
Scope and Contents

"My dear Paul, In a dream I have remembered that [...] of pure illness, I drew the broad arrow heads upside down..."

Dates: 1935-03-03

Barron, Oswald to Paul Bland, 1935-02-28

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.005
Scope and Contents

"Dear Paul, As your friend says, very rightly, those bits of heraldry are done very badly. A banner ought to be of the proportion which I draw in this sketch..."

Dates: 1935-02-28

Bland, Paul to Charles Grinling, 1914-04-16

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.057
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mr Grinling, I think that you will be sorry to hear that my father died very suddenly last Tuesday evening..."

Dates: 1914-04-16

Bland, Paul to Doris Langley Moore, 1932-11-15

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.042
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore, Thank you for your two cards. I am very sorry to hear of your indisposition and hope that you are making good progress and will make a quick recovery. I cannot return the proof yet, as I have not been able to see my sisters..."

Dates: 1932-11-15

Bland, Paul to Doris Langley Moore, 1932-11-03

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.044
Scope and Contents

"Thanks for the registered packet safely received..."

Dates: 1932-11-03

Bland, Paul to Doris Langley Moore, 1932-07-24

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.045
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore, About this play of Mother's. I think it must have been something she wrote round a number of Maskelyne and Devant's conjuring tricks and illusions. It was called, as far as I can remember, 'The Magician's Heart' and was produced at the Queens Hall..."

Dates: 1932-07-24

Bland, Paul to Doris Langley Moore, 1932-07-05

 Item — Box 1: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215469], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.1.2.046
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore, I sent your letter on to my sister Iris, as I thought she could answer your questions better than I could..."

Dates: 1932-07-05