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Contains 124 Results:

[St. Clair Delamun?] to Rebecca West, October 24th [1960]

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.023
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"Dear Dame Rebecca I am conducting an enquiry, on behalf of 'ADAM', into a matter of some topical urgency. We are preparing a special number on Tolstoy, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his death and are approaching some of the leading English and foreign novelists with a view to collecting a symposium on the following them..."



Dates: October 24th [1960]

Alan P.J. [Pryce-Jones] to Rebecca West, 1960

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.024
Scope and Contents "Dear Rebecca, I ought to have written before, but I hoped to have something concrete to say. When I heard from you I rang up Professor Ray, and found that he had already spoken about Adam to the Ford Foundation, who at the moment employ me to help them spend their money. I very much fear, however, that nothing will come of it all, since Adam does not fit easily into either foundation. The awful truth is that poor Grindea has the kiss of death so far as that paper is concerned. He is a dear...
Dates: 1960

Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1962-07-31

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.025
Scope and Contents "Dear Dame Rebecca, In case you might have been wondering about our prolonged silence I should like you to know that we have been through new difficulties, but we do hope to be able to carry on for at least another year or so thus reaching ADAM's thirtieth year of publication. This afternoon while perusing The New Freewoman I was amazed - and delighted - to come across an essay of yours Trees of gold which must have been written when you were still a teenager. As I have reasons to suspect...
Dates: 1962-07-31

Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1967-12-13

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.026
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"Dear Dame Rebecca, We are now preparing a special issue on 'The Impact of the October Revolution upon Contemporary Literature and Art', and should be most grateful if you would let us have your views on the subject..."

Dates: 1967-12-13

Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1968-12-25

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.027
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"Dear Dame Rebecca, Our next issue will, in addition to the publication in full of the two winning entries in Adam's novel competition, include a world symposium on Georges Simenon. We should be very glad - and grateful - if you could give us your frank opinion on the Belgian protean novelist..."

Dates: 1968-12-25

Rebecca West [E. Leyshon] to V. Boston, 1977-02-22

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.028
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"Dear Ms Boston, Thank you for your letter regarding the 400th Jubilee issue of Adam which is to be devoted to the London Library. Unfortunately Dame Rebecca is not well at the moment and unable to answer personally..."

Dates: 1977-02-22

Virginia Boston to Rebecca West, [1977?]

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.029
Scope and Contents "Dear Dame Rebecca, I believe Miron Grindea mentioned to you that the 400th Jubilee issue of ADAM will be entirely devoted to the London Library and that you have very kindly promised a piece that could be preface to the other contributors. You recalled for Mr. Grindea a particular episode when you 'pinched' a book on Yugoslavia that you had urgent need of, while the rest of the shelf was destroyed by fire, you had saved a valuable reference book for the Library which you were able to...
Dates: [1977?]

Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1977-03-30

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.030
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"Sorry to learn that you haven't been feeling too well recently. I do hope you have recovered by now. May I add that I still hope to receive your contribution to our next issue which will be entirely to the London Library..."

Dates: 1977-03-30

Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, April 12th

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.031
Scope and Contents "Dear Dame Rebecca, While I was still in the States friends put aside for me a copy of your most recent article in the Sunday Telegraph: the devastating description of the Isherwood freemasonry. I laughed and laughed and, as usual, loved every word of what you had to say. The verve of your writing indicates that you are, once again, in full possession of your inimitable style. Which encourages me to enquire whether we may count on your contribution to the forthcoming issue of Adam which will...
Dates: April 12th

Adam [Miron Grindea] to Rebecca West, undated

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Identifier: 1986.002.1.1.1.032
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"Dear Dame Rebecca I hope you had a good rest in the Midi. As far as our L.L. issue is concerned, it would be [?] of us to go to press without your contribution. I am prepared to wait for yet another 10-12 days. Would that suit you?..."

Someone has written at the top in a different colored ink: NO.

Dates: undated