Janus: Papers of Lyn Newman

St John's Library/NewmanL/A1 contains:
1/1	Correspondence with Jane Goodall and Vanne Morris-Goodall
1/2	Correspondence with Clive Bell
1/3	Correspondence with Julian Bell
1/4	Correspondence with Quentin Bell
1/5	Correspondence with Edmund Blunden
1/6	Correspondence with David Cecil.
1/7	Correspondence with Richard Church
1/8	Correspondence with E.M. Forster
1/9	Correspondence with David Garnett
1/10	Correspondence with John Hayward
1/11	Correspondence with Hubert Henderson
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Papers of Lyn Newman

Title	Correspondence with Clive Bell
Reference	1/2
Covering Dates	1930–1934
Extent and Medium	14 items; paper

Index Terms

Bell, Arthur Clive Heward (1881-1964) art critic

St John's Library/NewmanL/1/2 contains:

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Invitation to dinner on Thursday 27 Nov. at 8pm.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

22 Nov. 1930

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Sent from Paris. Confirms Lyn's supposition that "the letters" were censored. Explains that there is little hope of recovering the rest of the correspondence.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

24 May 1930

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Invitation to dinner on Friday 27 at 8.15pm.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

24 Mar. 1931

ALS to Lyn Newman. Thanks Lyn for her letter. Complains of his own illness and depression. Describes his stay at Long Barn with Vita Sackville-West, Raymond Mortimer and Dorothy Wellesley during which they were all invalids. Mentions Vita's son Ben Nicolson. Invites Lyn to Sussex and proposes she also visit Rodmell. Reports that he has almost finished the Merimee letters. Discusses Virginia Woolf's novel "The Waves", which he says Vanessa has a copy of in order to design the cover. Refers to a "heart-to-heart" talk about the Hogarth Press that he had with Frankie Birrell and others.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1p; paper; In original envelope..

1 Aug. 1931

ALS to Lyn Newman. Discusses potential timescale for his next meeting with Lyn and his travel plans. Describes Vita Sackville-West and Virgina Woolfs' improvements to Monk's House, Rodmell. Mentions the state of economy and John Maynard Keynes' pessimism in their conversations on the subject. Reports that Raymond Mortimer and Roger Fry are staying with him. Gives his views on letters of Merimee and Walpole. Refers to an "excursion into the beau monde" which he found unchanged, where he socialised with Lord and Lady Gage, Maurice Baring and others. Mentions dining with Fanny and Ralph.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 p; paper; In original envelope..

13 Aug 1931

ALS to Lyn Newman. Letter from Paris written between trains. Gives address in Venice and demands a reply. Alludes to financial investments in France, and business with his book shop. Expresses contempt for financial advice of reputedly clever men such as Falk, Maynard Keynes, Geoffrey Marks, and Mr Troughton. Gives "the Spanish situation" and the Barcelona strike as an example of a matter over which "clever" men have contradictory opinions. Complains about the rain. Decribes Paris fashions, including illustrations. Mentions that he might be joining the Huxleys in the West Indies. Indicates that he would like to show Lyn the sights of Paris. Looks forward to arriving in Italy where he will take a flat with Raymond.
Creator: Clive Bell.
2 p; paper; In original envelope..

4 Sep. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Thanks Lyn for her letter and promises to write when he remembers her London address. Sent from Venice.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

21 Sep. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Asks Lyn to forgive his lack of correspondence and dine with him in three weeks time. Sent from Venice.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

2 Nov. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Mentions Lyn's "tale of misfortune" and anticipates hearing all her gossip when he returns to England after the 21st. Sent from Venice.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

7 Nov. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Invitation to dine on Saturday at 8 with the Huxleys, Raymond Mortimer and Frankie Birrell.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

25 Nov. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Accepting her invitation to pancakes on Wednesday at 1.30.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

3 Dec. 1931

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Remembers himself to Lyn. Informs her of his plan to travel to Naples, then Cassis, and then London.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

1 Apr. 1932–2 Apr. 1932

Autograph postcard signed to Lyn Newman. Invitation to dinner on Tuesday 6th at 8.15.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 postcard; paper.

Jan 1934

ALS to Lyn Newman. Writes that he can not comment on Morgan or Goldie at present because he is busy with American journalism. Offers Lyn contacts in Germany. Alludes to the delicacy of the German political situation. Invites Lyn to dinner on Saturday at 8.15.
Creator: Clive Bell.
1 p; paper; In original envelope.

24 Apr. 1934