Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/199
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Kesselmatte, Gsteig b. Gstaad (Bern), Switzerland to Mrs L.A. Clarke; 16 Aug. 1928
Date	16 August 1928
Extent	1 f (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; hopes she had a good holiday; complains about 'Pamela' [Emily King] and her daughter Joan, and refers to forthcoming visit by Emily and her other daughter 'Peg'; would like a cotton eider-down for his birthday; expects to travel to England and Baden-Baden; mentions ill health of Frieda's mother [Anna von Richthofen] and Gertie [Cooper]; refers to various visitors to the Brewsters, including a Hindu writer called Mukerdji; enquires about Jack and Bertram; signed 'Love. DHL!' Includes an envelope (La Ac 1/1/199/2) addressed to Mrs L.A. Clarke, c/o Mrs Starr, 'Roysdene', George Street, Mablethorpe, Lincs; postmarked Gsteig bei Gstaad, 17.[VIII?].28; section containing stamp has been torn out.
Term	health, D.H. Lawrence
	health, Gertie Cooper
	health, Baroness Anna von Richthofen
	religion, attitudes towards
	religions, Hinduism
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on both sides of a sheet of lined paper; dimensions are 210 x 270mm
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Margaret H. Boulton with Gerald M. Lacy (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) vol VI, pp 509-510.

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
NA5203	Needham; Margaret Emily (1909-2001); née King; known as 'Peg'; niece of D.H. Lawrence	1909-2001
NA3382	Richthofen; Anna von (1851-1930); Baroness; mother of Frieda Lawrence	1851-1930
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942
NA382	King; Emily Una (1882-1962); Mrs; née Lawrence; known as 'Pamela'; married Samuel King 1904; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1882-1962
NA75072	King; Joan Frieda (1920-); niece of D.H. Lawrence	1920-