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| Series VII. Pope-Hennessy family papers, 1617-1995
41 Linear
Feet
(75 boxes, 1 flatfile
folder)
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| The family papers form a large portion of the archive and document Pope-Hennessy's
family, including his father, Ladislas Herbert Richard Pope-Hennessy (1875-1942), his
mother, Dame Una Constance (née Birch) Pope-Hennessy (1876-1949), his brother, James
Pope-Hennessy (1916-1974), and his grandfather, Sir John Pope-Hennessy (1834-1891).
Included are family letters, mostly from Una and James, revealing their intellectual
relationship with Pope-Hennessy. This section also includes manuscripts of published and
unpublished works by his mother and brother. Another notable part of this section is
correspondence from members of their social circle including Bertrand Russell, Logan
Pearsall Smith, and Cecil Beaton. Additionally, Ladilas's papers contain material
related to his military work as major-general as well as his political involvement with
the Irish Dominion. A small number of papers belonging to Pope-Hennessy's grandfather
also concern political matters and his colonial service as governor. Other family papers
include clippings, notes, and personal items such as birth certificates, agendas, and
passports.
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| Arrangement note |
| Arranged by family member. |
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Pope-Hennessy, Una, circa
1886-1949
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John Pope-Hennessy's mother, Una, was a productive author of historical and
biographical studies whose published works include Early
Chinese Jades (1923), Agnes Strickland
(1940), and Charles Dickens (1945). She socialized with
the cultural elite such as W.B. Yeats and Bertrand Russell and was actively involved
in political matters including the Irish Dominion. Una was also a member of the
Central Prisoners of War Committee where she provided aid for British prisoners of war
in Germany. Una was awarded the honor of Dame of the British Empire (DBE) for her work
in the committee.
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Correspondence, circa
1886-1949
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Family letters, circa
1886-1949
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Letters written by Una to her family. |
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| 145-146 |
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Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard, 1909-1929 |
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Also includes letters from Una's husband. |
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| 146-147 |
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Pope-Hennessy, John, 1914-1949 |
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Also includes a small number of letters to James Pope-Hennessy and others. |
| box |
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| 147-148 |
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Pope-Hennessy, James, 1933-1949 |
| box |
folder |
| 149 |
1-3 |
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Birch family, circa
1886-1932
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Contains letters written by Una as a child and correspondence from her family.
Includes black-and-white photographs of war hero Julian Watts-Russell as well as
his handkerchief.
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| 149 |
4-6 |
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Elliot, Arthur, 1906-1922 |
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Letters to and from the Honorable Arthur Elliot. Also includes a small number of
letters from Hugh Elliot.
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| box |
folder |
| 150 |
1-4 |
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Prichard, M.S., 1923-1935 |
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Contains letters from Prichard to Una as well as transcripts of correspondence to
Isabella Stewart Gardner. Also includes six engraved prints and Prichard's
manuscripts: "Love & Creation," "Northern Spain," and other works.
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| 150 |
5 |
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Russell, Bertrand, 1904-1921 |
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Letters from Russell, with photocopies of Una's letters to him. |
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Various, 1902-1949 |
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| 151 |
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From Una, circa
1902
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| 151-152 |
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To Una, 1902-1949,
1988
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Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy. Includes correspondence from Lady Gregory, Rose
Macaulay, Logan Pearsall Smith, Oliver Wendell Holmes, W. Hale White (Mark
Rutherford), and W.B. Yeats. Box 152 contains photocopies of various
correspondence from the New York Public Library made in 1988.
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Documents and personal papers, 1902-1949 |
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Includes marriage certificate, will, and passport. Also contains miscellaneous
items such as notes, address book, and invitations.
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| 152-153 |
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Clippings, 1914-1939 |
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Contains articles referring to the Pope-Hennessy and Birch families as well as an
album of clippings of articles written by Ladislas Pope-Hennessy. For more articles
related to the family, see also boxes 159-160.
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folder |
| 153 |
7 |
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Published articles, 1910-1949 |
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Written by Una. |
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Manuscripts, 1832-1949 |
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Contains both published and unpublished works by Una. |
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Titles, circa
1904-1949
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Also includes untitled works. |
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folder |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Butterflies Near Berlin" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Grosvenor Place" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Mrs. Huth Jackson" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Sediment" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"On Being Reviewed" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Fragment of Russian Diary" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Chronicles of the Wiseman Dining Society" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"American Folklore" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Incense" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Two Convents" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Invalids" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"My Origin" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Looking Back" |
| 154 |
1 |
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"Lady Gregory and Yeats" |
| 154 |
2 |
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"Sisters Royal" |
| 154 |
3-5 |
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"Lamartine" |
| box |
folder |
| 155 |
1 |
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"In Search of Madame Roland" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"Marat in Newcastle" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"The Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"Magician's Grave" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"London Cemeteries" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"Thirteen Letters from Pamela in Portugal" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"Monody" |
| 155 |
1 |
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"Not in Westminster Abby" |
| 155 |
2 |
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"The Crazy Circle" |
| 155 |
3 |
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Untitled ("My dear...") |
| 155 |
4 |
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"The Riddle of English Life" |
| 155 |
5 |
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"Charles Dickens at Home" |
| 155 |
6 |
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"Mrs. Green" |
| 155 |
6 |
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"Roger Casement" |
| box |
folder |
| 156 |
1 |
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"The Vicious Circle" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"Savings" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"Christmas Eve" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"The Welcome" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"A Page of Irish History" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"Major Thomas Hamilton" |
| 156 |
1 |
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"Captain Marryatt" |
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"Mrs. Basil Hall" |
| box |
folder |
| 156 |
4 |
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"Easter in Portugal" |
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5 |
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"Days in Leningrad" |
| box |
folder |
| 157 |
1 |
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"Regeneration" |
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Notes, research, and clippings, 1832-1949 |
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folder |
| 157 |
2-3 |
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Papers, 1832-1939 |
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Contains letters relating to Agnes Strickland. |
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| 157-159 |
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Notebooks, circa
1927-1945
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| 159-160 |
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Press clippings, 1904-1949 |
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Contains mostly reviews for Una's publications but also includes a small number
of clippings related to the Pope-Hennessy family.
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Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard, 1887-1942,
1985
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Ladislas Pope-Hennessy was John's father and served as a major-general in the
military. Politically, he was a member of the British Liberal Party and along with his
wife, Una, supported the Irish Dominion. Ladislas published articles for both the
military and on his political interests.
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Correspondence, 1887-1929,
1941-1942
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Family letters, circa
1887-1929
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folder |
| 161 |
1-2 |
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Pope-Hennessy, Una, 1914-1929 |
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Letters by Ladislas to his wife. |
| 161 |
3 |
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Pope-Hennessy, Sir John and Thackwell, Catherine, circa
1887-1897
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Letters from Ladislas's father and mother. Catherine Thackwell was also known
as Lady Pope-Hennessy (first marriage) or Catherine Elizabeth Low (maiden name,
daughter of Sir Hugh Low). Her second marriage was to Edward Francis
Thackwell.
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| 161 |
4 |
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Birch, Sir Arthur, circa
1910
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Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy's father. |
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Various, 1887-1929,
1941-1942
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folder |
| 161 |
5 |
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To Ladislas, 1887-1929,
1941-1942
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| 161 |
6 |
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From Ladislas, 1912-1928 |
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Includes a letter to Arthur Elliot. |
| 161 |
7-8 |
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Clippings, 1912,
1930-1942
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Publications and clippings about Ladislas. For clippings of articles written by
Ladislas, see box 153.
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| 161-162 |
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Documents and personal papers, 1919-1940,
1985
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Contains diaries, notes and personal documents including his birth certificate.
Also includes a 1985 letter to John Pope-Hennessy from the Royal Military Academy
regarding his father's papers. Also contains correspondence and papers from the
Field Museum of Natural History.
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| 162-163 |
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The Irish Dominion, 1917-1926 |
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Includes correspondence, pamphlets, publications, clippings, and business
papers.
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Pope-Hennessy, Sir John, 1617-1994 |
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John Pope-Hennessy's grandfather and namesake, Sir John was born in Cork, Ireland and
eventually moved to London and worked in colonial service. He became governor of
several territories including Labuan, Bahamas, Barbados, Hong Kong, and Mauritius.
Known for being a progressive and liberal governor, streets were named after Sir John
and a statue of him was built in Mauritius.
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Correspondence, 1779,
1841-1910
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| box |
folder |
| 164 |
1 |
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Family letters, 1853-1865 |
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Contains letters from Sir John to his parents and relatives. |
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Various, 1779,
1841-1910
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| box |
folder |
| 164 |
2 |
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To Sir John, 1779,
1841-1910
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Includes letters to Sir John from Leigh Hunt, Matthew Arnold, and Princess
Mathilde. Also contains unidentified papers and correspondence that is not
to/from Sir John.
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| 164 |
3 |
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From Sir John, 1881-1891 |
| box |
folder |
| 165 |
1-4 |
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Newton, Sir William, 1883-1889 |
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Personal papers, clippings, and government documents, 1617, 1708, 1816,
1845-1891
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| box |
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| 165-167 |
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General papers |
| box |
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| 217*-219* |
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Governor certificates |
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| 2** |
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Oversize documents |
| box |
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| 166 |
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Papers and publications on Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1894-1912, 1960,
1974, 1992-1994
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| 166 |
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Research papers on Sir Hugh Low, 1897,
1952-1968
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Pope-Hennessy, James, 1919-1995 |
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John Pope-Hennessy's younger brother, James, was strongly influenced by his mother
and also became a published author and historian. He is best known for the biography,
Queen Mary (1959) as well as other works including
Monckton Milnes; The Years of Promise, 1809-1851
(1949), Sins of the Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave
Traders, 1441-1807 (1967), and Anthony
Trollope (1971). In 1974, James was murdered in his London home at the age
of 58. Additional material by and relating to James Pope-Hennessy can be found in the
James Pope-Hennessy papers and manuscripts, Accession No. 2020.M.5.
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Correspondence, 1919-1975, 1993,
1995
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Family letters, 1919-1972 |
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Pope-Hennessy, John, 1935-1972 |
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Letters from James; organized by location (original order has been
retained).
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folder |
| 168 |
1 |
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Austria, 1958 |
| 168 |
2 |
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Château de Maillebois, 1950s-1960s |
| 168 |
3 |
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Dominica, 1952-1953 |
| 168 |
4 |
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Hagnau, 1960-1961 |
| 168 |
5 |
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Hong Kong, 1967 |
| 168 |
6 |
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Ireland, 1962-1971 |
| 168 |
7 |
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Italy, 1951-1959 |
| 168 |
8 |
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London, 1955-1971 |
| 168 |
9 |
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Mauritius and Labuan, 1960-1963 |
| 168 |
10 |
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Scandinavia, Holland, etc., 1950-1966 |
| 168 |
11 |
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Schonberg-in-dem-Taunus, 1953-1961 |
| 168 |
12 |
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Scotland, 1971 |
| 168 |
13 |
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USA, Jamaica, Barbados, and Fiji, 1965-1974 |
| 168 |
14-16 |
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West Africa, 1950-1966 |
| box |
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| 169-170 |
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Miscellaneous, 1935-1972 |
| box |
folder |
| 171 |
1-10 |
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Pope-Hennessy, Una, 1929-1949 |
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Letters to James's mother. Also contains a small number of letters from
Una.
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| 171 |
11 |
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Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard, 1919-1939 |
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Letters to and from James's father. |
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Adams, Len, 1949-1973,
1995
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| box |
folder |
| 172 |
1-2 |
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To James Pope-Hennessy, 1949-1973 |
| 172 |
3-4 |
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From James Pope-Hennessy, 1949-1972 |
| 172 |
5 |
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Mrs. Walter de Janzé Hayden (Paola), 1952-1956,
1995
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Contains correspondence from de Janze Hayden to Len Adams. Also includes a
small number of letters from James Pope-Hennessy to de Janze Hayden.
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Beaton, Cecil, 1941-1965 |
| box |
folder |
| 173 |
1 |
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To James Pope-Hennessy, 1941-1965 |
| 173 |
2 |
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From James Pope-Hennessy, 1945-1974 |
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Photocopies of letters to Beaton. |
| 173 |
3 |
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Cholmondeley, Lady John (Christina), 1963-1971 |
| 173 |
4-6 |
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Churchill, Clarissa (Countess of Avon), 1938-1963 |
| box |
folder |
| 174 |
1 |
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Colston-Baynes, Dorothy, 1937-1962 |
| 174 |
2 |
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Crawfurd, Diana, 1962-1965 |
| 174 |
3-4 |
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Lady Crewe, 1951-1963 |
| 174 |
5 |
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Curtiss, Mina, 1972 |
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Contains correspondence from James Pope-Hennessy. |
| 174 |
6 |
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Gandron, Maurice T., 1947-1957 |
| 174 |
7-8 |
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Janzé, Nolwen de (Lady Clark), 1945-1970 |
| box |
folder |
| 175 |
1-2 |
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Lascelles, Sir Alan ("Tommy"), 1943-1967 |
| 175 |
3 |
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Lees-Milne, James and Avilde, 1940-1962 |
| 175 |
4 |
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Madigan, Leo, 1951-1973 |
| 175 |
5-6 |
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Moore, Joan (Countess of Drogheda), 1948-1967 |
| box |
folder |
| 176 |
1 |
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Nicolson, Harold, 1936-1964 |
| 176 |
2 |
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Nicolson, Nigel, 1936-1973 |
| 176 |
3 |
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Noailles, Marie-Laure de, 1950-1952 |
| 176 |
4-5 |
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Paget, Lady Victor (Bridget), 1943-1971 |
| box |
folder |
| 177 |
1 |
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Parsons, Lady Bridget, 1952-1961 |
| 177 |
2 |
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Paul, 1939,
1955
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Last name is unknown. Contains letters written by James Pope-Hennessy from
Trinidad.
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| 177 |
3 |
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Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1943-1944 |
| 177 |
4 |
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Sackville-West, Vita, 1938-1959 |
| 177 |
5 |
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Sitwell, Edith, 1948,
1955
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| 177 |
6 |
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Treloar, A., 1933-1939 |
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Vinson, Billy, 1945-1974 |
| box |
folder |
| 177 |
7 |
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To James Pope-Hennessy, 1945-1974 |
| 177 |
8-10 |
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From James Pope-Hennessy, 1945-1946 |
| box |
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| 178-180, 215 |
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Waterfield, Kitty, 1950-1972;
1993
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Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy's secretary and wife of Gordon Waterfield. One
letter from Waterfield's daughter in 1993 indicates that these letters were given
to John. Also includes a small number of letters from Kitty Waterfield.
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| box |
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| 181 |
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Wignall, Anne, 1948-1973 |
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Miscellaneous, 1937-1974 |
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Includes business correspondence related to his publications. |
| box |
folder |
| 182 |
1 |
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From James Pope-Hennessy, 1951-1968 |
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To James Pope-Hennessy, 1937-1974 |
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By topic, 1949,
1958-1960
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| box |
folder |
| 182 |
2 |
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Encouragement, 1958-1959 |
| 182 |
3 |
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Una Pope-Hennessy's death, 1949,
1960
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| box |
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| 182-184, 215 |
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Various, 1937-1974 |
| box |
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| 184-185 |
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Unidentified, 1939-1971 |
| box |
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| 186, 216* |
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Documents and personal papers, 1924-1976 |
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Includes passports, birth certificate, will, funeral papers, journals, and an
address book. Also includes papers and correspondence related to James's estate, the
majority of which were sent to and handled by John.
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| box |
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| 187-188 |
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Agendas, 1945-1974 |
| box |
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| 189-190, 215, 216* |
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Clippings, 1939-1974, 1981,
1987
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Comprised mostly of press clippings about James's publications but also includes
his published articles. Also contains obituaries and clippings about James
Pope-Hennessy's biography, A Lonely Business.
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Manuscripts and notes, 1931-1974,
1979
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Contains published and unpublished works. |
| box |
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| 191-192 |
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Anthony Trollope,
1951-1973
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| box |
folder |
| 192 |
4 |
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"The Ashtray," March
1969
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| 192 |
5-6 |
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Aspects of Provence,
1947-1949
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| 192 |
7 |
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"An Autumn Day with Marmontel," undated |
| 192 |
8-9 |
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Clouet and French Portraiture, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 193 |
1 |
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"The Guerdon," undated |
| 193 |
2-4 |
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Half Crown Colony: A Historical Profile of Hong
Kong,
1967
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| 193 |
5 |
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"Hans Holbein," undated |
| 193 |
6 |
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"Journey to the City," March
1941
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| 193 |
7 |
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"A King's Story," 1964-1965 |
| 193 |
8 |
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"Lady Salter," undated |
| 193 |
9 |
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"A Londoner in Washington," undated |
| 193 |
10 |
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"My 55th Birthday in Heriot Row," 1971 |
| box |
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| 193, 215 |
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Nöel Coward, 1973-1974 |
| box |
folder |
| 193 |
13 |
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"No. 8 Pelham Place," undated |
| box |
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| 194-208, 215 |
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Queen Mary, 1867-1953,
1931-1969,
1979
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| box |
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| 209-210 |
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Monckton Milnes: The Years of Promise,
1809-1851,
1949
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| box |
folder |
| 193 |
14 |
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"St. Mary Le Bow," undated |
| box |
|
| 211-213, 215, 216* |
|
|
|
Sins of the Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave
Traders, 1441-1807,
1964-1971
|
| box |
|
| 214 |
|
|
|
Verandah: Some Episodes in the Crown
Colonies,
1962-1968
|
| box |
|
| 193, 215 |
|
|
|
Fiction manuscripts, undated |
|
|
|
|
Includes "Loosestrife," "The Obsession," "Anything For a Change," and untitled
works.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 193 |
16-21 |
|
|
|
General papers |
| flatfile |
|
| 1** |
|
|
|
|
Oversize papers |
|
|
|
|
|
Papers originally from box 193, folder 17. |
