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TitleLetter from Enid Hilton, Ukiah, California [U.S.A.], to Margaret [Musgrave]; 18 Jan. 1981
Date18 January 1981
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionRefers to her early past and contemporaries, including her mother [Sallie Hopkin], father [William E. Hopkin], the Hammerton family [relatives of hers], Alice Dax, and D.H. Lawrence; promises to send Margaret a copy of the account of her early days that she is currently writing; discusses D.H. Lawrence's ideal of creating a community of like minded people [in Taos, New Mexico], but concludes that it could never have worked and would have ended in 'one great glorious hate'; comments on the strained relations between D.H. Lawrence, Frieda Lawrence, and Dorothy Brett; mentions poems written by the son-in-law of her late 'Indian' friend.

Refers to the inclusion of a photograph of berries [not present].
Termculture, communal living, Taos Art Colony
indigenous peoples, Native Americans
family relationships, D.H. and Frieda Lawrence
family news

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA42Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer1885-1930
NA3492Hopkin; William Edward (1862-1951); prominent figure in the political and intellectual life of Eastwood1862-1951
NA169Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 19501879-1956
NA3423Brett; Dorothy Eugenie (1883-1977); artist; daughter of 2nd Viscount Esher1883-1977
NA337Hilton; Enid (1896-1992); Mrs; née Hopkin1896-1992
NA3489Musgrave; Margaret (fl 1963-87); friend of Enid Hilton wife of Clifford Musgravefl 1963-87
NA3495Dax; Alice Mary (1878-1959); née Mills; married Richard Henry Dax 19501878-1959
NA3491Hopkin; Sallie A. (-1923); née Potter; wife of W.E. Hopkin-1923
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