Record

Document Reference	La Mc 3/3/1/1
Title	Photocopy of letter written by Heather Tanner, Old Chapel Field to Gwen [ Rutherford]; 1 Jun. 1986
Date	1 June 1986
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Mentions her pleasure at hearing from her and the excitement on pulling out the face of 'dear Prof. Weekley!' thinking this at last was the vindication they had all hoped for ['EW and DHL - a personal view' by Muriel Lough, 1985]; was disappointed in this hope and wonders if the 'scholar, teacher, friend' is revealed in her unpublished book ['Truth to Tell']; agrees with her comments about DHL and gives her own views on 'Sons and Lovers' and 'Lady Chatterley'. The letter continues with many affectionate memories of Ernest Weekley and their friendship with him; concludes with news about mutual friends. La Mc 3/3/1/2 is a second photocopy of this letter.
Term	publications, biographies, Muriel Lough 'EW and DHL a personal view'
Term	publications, prose works, Heather Tanner 'Truth to Tell' (unpublished)
ReprodnNote	University of Nottingham.
Related Material	D.H. Lawrence Collection Pamphlet PR6023.A9.Z5.L68 Pamphlets; 'EW and DHL : a personal view' by Muriel Lough (1985).

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA385	Weekley; Ernest (1865-1954); Professor; professor of modern languages at The University of Nottingham	1865-1954
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA75016	Tanner; Heather (fl c.1930s-1986); friend of Ernest Weekley; read English University of Nottingham 1930s; artist	fl c.1930s-1986
NA75017	Rutherford; Gwen (fl c.1930s-1986); friend of Ernest Weekley; read French University of Nottingham 1930s	fl c.1930s-1986