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La - D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) Collection, 1865-2000s
Ac - Papers of Ada Clarke [née Lawrence], sister of D.H. Lawrence, and of the Clarke family, 1875-1997, in the D.H. Lawrence Collection
1 - Letters, art works, photographs and editions of books by D.H. Lawrence, given to or inherited by his sister Ada Clarke (née Lawrence); 1893-1930
1 - Correspondence between D.H. Lawrence, his family and childhood friends; 1899-1930
Document Reference
La Ac 1/1/19
Title
Letter from D.H. Lawrence, 32 Well Walk, Hampstead to his Aunt Lettice Ada Berry [née Beardsall]; 14 Oct. 1918
Date
14 October 1918
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Addresses her as 'Dear Aunt Lettie'; tells of his grief and shock at the news of Hedley's death [son of John and Lettice Berry]; sends condolences; discusses death and the afterlife; requests to be remembered to Ivy and Douglas [their other children?], and hopes to see them again; signed 'Your affec. nephew D.H. Lawrence'.
Term
bereavement, news of
Copyright
Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult.
Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections
Physical Description
Written in dark ink on one side of 2 sheets of flimsy cream paper; dimensions are 120 x 200 mm.
Publication Note
James T. Boulton and Andrew Robertson, eds. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) vol III, pp 290-291
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA42
Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer
1885-1930
NA74615
Berry; Lettice Ada (1857-1938); née Beardsall; maternal aunt of D.H. Lawrence
1857-1938
NA77484
Berry; Hedley (-1918); son of John and Lettice Berry; D.H. Lawrence's cousin
-1918
NA77485
Berry; Douglas (fl 1918); son of John and Lettice Berry; D.H. Lawrence's cousin
fl 1918
NA77486
Berry?; Ivy (fl 1918); daughter of John and Lettice Berry?; D.H. Lawrence's cousin
fl 1918
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