Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/159
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 20 Nov. 1926
Date	20 November 1926
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; discusses Gertie [Cooper]'s illness; has heard that the miners' strike is over; the 300 Club production of 'David' has been postponed until Mar., but they will do a production of 'The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd' in Dec; enquires whether she would like tickets to see the play with Millicent Beveridge; he will probably come to England in Feb. to see 'David'; describes his new oil painting; their neighbours the Wilkinsons have gone to Florence; signed 'Love! DHL'.
Term	industrial unrest, strikes, miners strike of 1926
	health, Gertie Cooper
	dramatic productions, plays, D.H. Lawrence 'David'
	dramatic productions, plays, D.H. Lawrence 'The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd'
	art, paintings, D.H. Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in blue ink on both sides of a sheet of cream ribbed paper; dimensions are 110 x 175mm
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Lindeth Vasey (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989) vol V, pp 578-579.

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
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942
NA74793	Wilkinson; Arthur Gair (1882-1957); painter and puppeteer	1882-1957
NA3386	Beveridge; Anne Millicent (1871-1955); Scottish painter	1871-1955