Record

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
      - 63-238 - Correspondence from D.H. Lawrence to his sister Ada Clarke [née Lawrence]; 1911-1930

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/63
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, 12 Colworth Road, Addiscombe, Croydon, [Surrey] to Miss L.A. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood; 9 Feb. 1911
Date	9 February 1911
Extent	2 ff (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Ada'; is sorry to report that Joe King [brother in law to Lawrence's sister Emily] has died in Chile; is sending 2 bob for father's birthday [18 Jun.], and asks her to remind him about Margaret's birthday [daughter of Emily King]. Mentions that Violet Hunt has asked him to go to the author's club, and she is going to hail him in the Chronicle as a great man; has also received a letter from Hueffer; discusses a review of his novel 'The White Peacock' in the Morning Post, and also mentions that the Guardian is 'stirred up' on his behalf; requests social news, and asks her to visit; signed 'Your loving brother D.H. Lawrence'. In a postscript he requests information about when she will be moving house [9 Mar. 1911]; is adamant that he won't come home to Lynn Croft, and doesn't want to return to Eastwood at all. Includes a black edged envelope (La Av 1/1/63/2) addressed to Miss L.A. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood, Notts; bears a red one penny stamp postmarked in Croydon at 6 pm 9 Feb. 1911; the verso also bears a postmark in Eastwood Nottingham dated 10 Feb. 1911.
Term	publications, novels, D.H. Lawrence 'The White Peacock'
	literature, criticism, book reviews
	death, Joe King
	bereavement, news of
	publications, newspapers, 'Morning Post'
	publications, newspapers, 'The Chronicle'
	social attitudes, people of Eastwood towards D.H. Lawrence
	domestic affairs, moving house
Physical Description	Written in ink on both sides of a single sheet of paper folded vertically to form 2 folios; folio 1r is edged in black; dimensions are 220 x 175 mm;
Publication Note	James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, pp 228-229

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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
NA3526	Hueffer; Ford Madox (1873-1939); later Ford Madox Ford; writer founder of English Review 1908	1873-1939
NA74614	Lawrence; Arthur John (1846-1924); father of D.H. Lawrence	1846-1924
NA5407	Hunt; Isobel Violet (1866-1942); novelist and biographer	1866-1942
NA5203	Needham; Margaret Emily (1909-2001); née King; known as 'Peg'; niece of D.H. Lawrence	1909-2001
NA77633	King; Joseph (1883-1911); known as 'Joe'; brother-in-law to D.H. Lawrence's sister Emily; based at Valparaiso on the Chilean railway, and died shortly before returning home	1883-1911