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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013

 Person

Biography

Doris May Lessing CH OMG was a British-Zimbabwean novelist. She was born to British parents in Iran, where she lived until 1925. Her family then moved to Southern Rhodesia, where she remained until moving in 1949 to London, England.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

United States: Embassy, 1953 - 1982

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.216
Scope and Contents

Exchange between Ellmann and the US Embassy.

Dates: 1953 - 1982