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Kingsley: the life, letters and diaries of Kingsley Martin by C.H. Rolph
Correspondence
Pre-publication
7 files ms., ts. papers. Contain letters, some with enclosures, c.1970-73 from C.H. Rolph to friends and associates of Kingsley Martin requesting information, reminiscences, etc. with their replies. Since the letters were all written within a short space of time (chiefly 1972-73) specific dates have been omitted.
Agar, Herbert (3); CHR (4). 1/1
Allen, Walter from CHR (1). 1/1
Atyeo, Sam (4); CHR (4). 1/1
Auden, W.H. from CHR (1). 1/1
Auerbach, Irene (1); CHR (2). 1/1
Ayrton, Michael (3); CHR (4). 1/1
Blackett, P.M. (2); CHR (2). 1/1
Braithwaite, Richard (1); CHR (1). 1/1
British Library of Political and Economic Science (1); CHR (1). 1/1
Bulley, Alfred (1); CHR (2). 1/1
Cadbury, Paul (1); CHR (2). 1/1
Cambridge Independent Press.(2); CHR (1). 1/1
Cambridge News from CHR (1). 1/1
Cameron, James (3); CHR (3). 1/1
Campbell, Jock (Lord Campbell of Eskan) (2); CHR (1). 1/1
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1); CHR (1). 1/1
Carleton, Janet (4); CHR (2). 1/1
Castle, Barbara (1); CHR (1). 1/1
Ceadel, Martin (3); CHR (1). 1/1
Cole, Margaret (1); CHR (1). 1/1
Copley, Peter (1); CHR (1). 1/1
Crace, Gay (1). 1/1
Crossman, R.H.S. (1); CHR (3). 1/1
Davenport, Nicholas (2); CHR (2). 1/2
Davidson, Basil (5); CHR (4). 1/2
Davie, Donald (2); CHR (3). 1/2
Divorce Registry from CHR (1). 1/2
Driberg, Tom (1). 1/2
Duff, Peggy (2); CHR (2). 1/2
Edwards, Evelyn M. (2); CHR (1). 1/2
Findlater, Richard (2). 1/3
Foot, Michael (1); CHR (1). 1/3
Fraenkel, Heinrich (3); CHR (1). 1/3
Freeman, John (6); CHR (6). 1/3
Gollanz, Livia (1). 1/3
Gollancz Ltd. (1); CHR (1). 1/3
Goodhart, A.L. from CHR (1). 1/3
Granada Television (2); CHR (1). 1/3
Graveson, Ronald from CHR (1). 1/3
Griffin, Jonathan from CHR (1). 1/3
Grigg, John (3); CHR (1). 1/3
Harris, Charles (1); CHR (2). 1/3
Harrisson, Tom from CHR (1). 1/3
Hewitt, Harold (1). 1/3
Higham, David (2). 1/3
Hiles, Mrs. from CHR (1). 1/3
Hodges, Chief Superintendent (1); CHR (2). 1/3
Hogben, Lancelot (1); CHR (2). 1/3
Hooberman, B. (1). 1/3
Horder, Mervyn (1); CHR (1). 1/3
Howard, Anthony (1); CHR (2). 1/3
Hutchinson Publishing Group (3); CHR (1). 1/3
Hutton, Graham from CHR (3). 1/3
Jameson, Bland (4); CHR (2). 1/3
Johnson, Paul (1); CHR (1). 1/3
Kapp, Edmund X (1); CHR (2). 1/4
Kessler, David (1). 1/4
Koestler, Arthur from CHR (1). 1/4
Laski, Frida (1); CHR (1). 1/4
Lippman, Walter from CHR (1). 1/4
Loure, Serge (1). 1/4
Luberoff, Kathleen (1). 1/4
MacKenzie, Norman (3); CHR (2). 1/4
MacLehose, Christopher (1); CHR (2). 1/4
MacLeish, Philippa from CHR (1). 1/4
Malleson, Nicolas (1); CHR (2). 1/4
Martin, Mr. & Mrs. from CHR (1). 1/4
Meynell, Francis (6); CHR (4). 1/4
Miller, Mrs. Hugh ('Sag') (4); CHR (3). 1/4
Moggridge, D.E. (2); CHR (1). 1/4
Montagu, Ivor (1); CHR (4). 1/4
Morgan, Jack from CHR (1). 1/4
Mortimer, Raymond (1); CHR (1). 1/4
Morton, Brigit (1); CHR (1). 1/4
Muggeridge, Malcolm (4); CHR (4). 1/4
Murphy, Mrs. from CHR (1). 1/4
Ne Win, General & Mme from CHR (2). 1/4
Nossiter, Bernard D. (1); CHR (1). 1/4
O'Donnell, Peader from CHR (1). 1/5
Orwell, Sonia from CHR (2). 1/5
Parsons, Gillian (1); CHR (1). 1/5
Penguin Books (1); CHR (1). 1/5
Priestley, J.B. (2); CHR (2). 1/5
Pritchett, V.S. (3); CHR (2). 1/5
Rae, Robert (1). 1/5
Roberts, Nicholas (1); CHR (1). 1/5
Robson, W.A. (4); CHR (3). 1/5
Sanderson, Joyce from CHR (1). 1/5
Shand, Lucille (2); CHR (2). 1/5
Singh, Kushwant (1); CHR (2). 1/5
Smellie, Kingsley from CHR (1). 1/5
Society of Authors (2); CHR (2). 1/5
Stocks, Mary (Baroness) (2); CHR (2). 1/5
Stonier, G.W. from CHR (2). 1/5
Surman, Charles E. (2); CHR (4). 1/5
Taylor, A.J.P. (1); CHR (1). 1/6
Thomson, G.M. (1). 1/6
Thwaite, Anthony from CHR (1). 1/6
Times (1); CHR (1). 1/6
Turbeville, Geoffrey (2); CHR (2). 1/6
Uvedale, (Baron) from CHR (1). 1/6
Uvedale, (Baroness) (1). 1/6
Van der Sprenkel, Otto from CHR (1). 1/6
Van der Sprenkel, Sybilla (1); CHR (2). 1/6
Vocadlo, Otakar (19); CHR (17). 1/6
Wang, Arthur (5); CHR (5). 1/7
Warburg, Fredric (2); CHR (3). 1/7
West, Donald (1); CHR (1). 1/7
West, Rebecca (1); CHR (4). 1/7
Wigley, Thomas (1); CHR (2). 1/7
Wilkins, Joan (1). 1/7
Williams, Ken (2); CHR (1). 1/7
Williamson, Anthea from CHR (1). 1/7
Winawer, Ruth (2); CHR (1). 1/7
Wiskemann, Elizabeth (2); CHR (2). 1/7
Woodman, Dorothy (3); CHR (2). 1/7
York, Enid (1); CHR (1). 1/7
York, T.J.P. from CHR (1). 1/7
Unidentified correspondents: Brenda, Cliff, Cuthbert, Hope, Jeremy, Sandy. 1/7
Post-publication
4 files ms., ts. papers. Contain letters 1973-76 (but mainly 1973-74) relating to the book's reception, chiefly of appreciation, from correspondents with some CHR replies:
Adams, Mary (1). 1/8
Adams, Sally (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Appleby, Mary (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Bailey, Tina (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Barclay? Irene (2); CHR (1). 1/8
Bolt, W.J. from CHR (1). 1/8
Braine, John (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Bruckshaw, Mary (2); CHR (1). 1/8
Brumwell, Gwen (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Callaghan, James (1); CHR (2). 1/8
Campbell, Jock (Lord Campbell of Eskan) (2); CHR (1). 1/8
Catlin, George (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Copley, Ninka (1). 1/8
Crick, Bernard (2); CHR (2). 1/8
Crossman, R.H.S. (1). 1/8
Davidson, Basil (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Fearn, Liliane (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Fleischer, Marion (1); CHR (1). 1/8
Fraenkel, Heinrich from CHR (1). 1/8
Gerrard, J.G. (1); CHR (1). 1/9
Gollancz, Livia (2); CHR (3). 1/9
Hardie, Frank (4); CHR (2). 1/9
Higham, David (2). 1/9
Heppner, Sam (1). 1/9
Hollowood, Bernard and Marjorie (1). 1/9
Howes, Frank (1); CHR (1). 1/9
Jameson, Bland (1); CHR (1). 1/9
Jay, Kitty (1); CHR (1). 1/9
Klare, Hugh J. (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Lestor, Joan (1); CHR (1). 1/10. 1/10
Longford, (Lord) (1). 1/10
Lourie, A.S. (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Lusty, Robert (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Mackenzie, Norman (2); CHR (2). 1/10
Marston, Doreen (3); CHR (1). 1/10
Mates, John (2); CHR (2). 1/10
Miall, Leonard (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Mortimer, Raymond (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Morton, R. Neville (1). 1/10
Muggeridge, Malcolm from CHR (1). 1/10
Muir, Alec (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Newell, Malcolm from CHR (1). 1/10
Penguin Books (5); CHR (3). 1/10
Priestley, J.B. (1). 1/10
Ritchie-Calder, Lord (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Robson, J.L. (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Robson, W.A. (1). 1/10
Roskill, Eustace (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Sagittarius (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Storr, Anthony (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Supple, Barry (1); CHR (1). 1/10
Thompson, E.R. (3); CHR (2). 1/11
Times Literary Supplement (2); CHR (2). 1/11
U Vum Ko Hau (2); CHR (2). 1/11
Wilkins, Joan (1). 1/11
Winawer, Ruth (1); CHR (1). 1/11
Young, Hugo (1); CHR (1). 1/11
Unidentified correspondents: Barbara, Bunny, Duncan, Jose, Kenneth, Stephen, Tom, H.O'C, with 3 CHR letters. 1/11
Illustrations
1 file ms. and printed papers. Includes studio portrait of Kingsley Martin, photograph of the Michael Ayrton portrait of K.M., etc. 2/1
New Statesman Articles
1 file photocopies. Contains New Statesman articles, by Kingsley Martin, with some Olga Martin contributions, 1931-1968. 2/2
Newscuttings
1 file printed papers. Contains miscellaneous cuttings from the national press of the 1960s and early 1970s used by CHR in the writing of Kingsley. About 100 pieces. 2/3
Reviews
1 file printed papers. Contains reviews of Kingsley from national and international press, 1973. About 100 pieces. 2/4
Working papers
1 file ms. and ts. papers. Contains drafts, lists, notebook, notes, etc. 2/5
Kingsley Martin Papers. University of Sussex Library
Correspondence
1 file ms. and ts. papers. Contains correspondence relating to the contents and custody of the archive including enquiries from researchers:. 2/6
Adams, Mary 17.02.76. 2/6
Briggs, Asa from CHR 06.10.72. 2/6
Clark, Ronald W. (2) 23.05.74 with enclosure, 29.05.74; CHR 26.05.74. 2/6
Costello, David R. 06.11.86; CHR 07.11.86. 2/6
Eatwell, Roger (4) 22.11.71-02.05.72; CHR (2) 24.11.71, [05.72]. 2/6
Gollancz, Livia 08.07.74; CHR 09.07.74. 2/6
Harrisson, Tom (7) 10.05.71-03.11.75; CHR (4) 15.05.71-01.11.75. 2/6
Moggridge, Donald (3) 03.05.71-18.05.71; CHR (2) 05.05.71, 17.05.71. 2/6
Nicolson, Nigel 29.06.73; CHR 27.06.73. 2/6
Rae, Robert 13.02.72; CHR 14.02.72. 2/6
Thorne, Christopher (2) 07.03.71, 29.12.71; CHR (2) 12.03.70, 17.05.71. 2/6
Trivedi, H.K. (3) 20.09.72-09.10.72; CHR (2) 23.09.72, 08.10.72. 2/6
University of Sussex Library (18) 07.04.71-22.02.82; CHR (14) 27.11.70-25.02.82. 2/6
New Statesman
Accounts
2 files ts. papers. Contain accounts of Bell/Baker/Carnaby/Deed, Chartered Accountants, London. 1977-80 3/1-2 >
Annual General Meetings
2 files ms., ts. papers. Contain AGM announcements, board meeting announcements and related papers including draft accounts. 1970-80. 3/3-4
Correspondence
Editorial
4 files ms., ts. papers. Contain correspondence between CHR and fellow employees of the New Statesman, 1957-88. Writers include: Martin Amis, Jock Campbell, R.H.S. Crossman, Hugh de Quetteville, Marion Fleischer, John Freeman, Anthony Howard, Paul Johnson, Peter Jones, John Lloyd, J.A. Morgan, Bruce Page, Anthony Thwaite, Claire Tomalin. The fourth file includes Interview with Dick Crossman recorded at his house..on 3rd July 1971. Interviewer C.R. Rolph. Ts. 25pp. (The files are in chronological order and contain some enclosures.) 4/1-4
Financial
1 file ms., ts. papers. Contains correspondence etc. relating to contracts, costs, pensions, remuneration, sales, shares, etc., personal and corporate, 1951-87. 4/5
Newscuttings
2 files printed papers. Contain cuttings from national newspapers and periodicals relating to New Statesman issues, the British press, newspaper proprietors, journalism, freedom of the press, etc. 1940s - 1980s. 4/6-7
Readers' Queries
Correspondence. 6 files ms., ts. and printed papers. Contain letters
of enquiry chiefly on legal and civil liberty issues sent by readers
to the New Statesman with CHR's replies. 1953, 1961-75.
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