Janus: Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

St John's Library/Beaton/A2/14a contains:
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117	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
118	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
119	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
120	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
121	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
122	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
123	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
124	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
125	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
126	Draft of autograph letter to Greta Garbo from Pelham Place, London
127	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
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Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Title	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
Reference	A2/14a/122
Creator	Cecil Beaton
Covering Dates	30 July 1954 (Circa. Dated 'September 30th Friday' but contents suggests that the letter was actually written on 30 July.)
Extent and Medium	6 p.; paper

Content and context

Responds to a letter from Garbo. Worries about his mother's failing health. Refers to Nella Webb's advice. Praises his new secretary, Eileen. Describes what he has been doing since returning from America, including writing a book about his American lecture tour. Writes that Waldemar Hansen is staying with him but leaves on 10th August. Plans to holiday in the gulf of Naples, return to England for an October performance of 'Loves Labours Lost' for which he is the designer, and then travel to New York if he gets a design contract for 'The Chalk Garden'. Invites Garbo to visit him in September. Discusses his plans for home improvements. Worries about world politics. Asks after Garbo's new apartment. Tells an anecdote about revisiting the site of his first boarding school. Sends news of Diana, Lucian Freud, and Clarissa and Anthony Eden.

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