Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/135
Title	Postcard from D.H. Lawrence, Av. Pino Suarez #43, Oaxaca, [Mexico] to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 12 Jan. 1925
Date	12 January 1925
Extent	1 item
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'my dear Sister'; speculates about travelling to England in Mar. or Apr., and Mexico City in Feb.; has been very busy writing his novel; informs her that [Dorothy] Brett isn't coming to England, she is returning to Del Monte instead; signed 'Love DHL'. Postscript note confirms that he has ordered copies of Theatre Arts containing his essay 'Hopi Snake Dance'. Further postscript note reads 'Mitla - Huts and natives', which refers to the photograph on the verso of the postcard.
Term	indigenous peoples, Native Americans, New Mexico Pueblo Indians
	travel, plans, D.H. Lawrence
	publications, essays, D.H. Lawrence 'Hopi Snake Dance'
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on the recto of a postcard; text is written with postcard placed vertically; dimensions are 140 x 90 mm.
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Lindeth Vasey (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989) vol V, p 197.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA368	Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1887-1948
NA3423	Brett; Dorothy Eugenie (1883-1977); artist; daughter of 2nd Viscount Esher	1883-1977