Includes letters, copy letters, telegrams, and submitted work on articles and reviews between Terry Kilmartin (and David Astor, Jim Rose, and Nigel Gosling) and individuals and organisations including: Vita Sackville-West, Edward Sackville-West, A Samuel, Viscount Samuel, Jacquin Sanders, Siegfried Sassoon, Nora Sayre, RC Scriven, Beatrice Scott, Howard Scott, Rev. Michael Scott, Humphrey Searle, Martin Secker and Warburg Limited, Peter Sellers, Sir Hartley Shawcross, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Naomi Shepherd, Robert E Sherwood, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, Jon Silkin, Dore Silverman, James Burns Singer, Khushwant Singh, Sacheverell Sitwell, TC Skeffington-Lodge, Charles Gibbs-Smith, Denis Mack Smith, Peter Duval Smith, Reginald Smith Brindle, Stevie Smith, Sir Charles Percy Snow, Muriel Spark, John Sparrow, Major-General Sir Edward Spears, Colin Spencer, Stephen Spender, J Spillius, D Stafford Clark, Heather Standring, Derek Stanford, Freya Stark, James Stephens, Neil Stevens, Ralph Stevenson, Mrs DO Stewart, John Stirling, Dennis Gray Stoll, David Stone, Richard Strachey, Igor Stravinsky, Christopher Sykes, Surinder Suri.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Terry Kilmartin
Personal correspondence from Neville Cardus to Else Mayer-Lismann, including doodles (1953-1971). Also includes letters sent to Neville Cardus from Barbara Castle, J.M Barrie, Siegfried Sassoon, Lotte Lehmann, Otto Klemperer and Norman Birkett.
File 1: Correspondence from Neville Cardus to Else Mayer-Lismann (1953-1957)
Subjects include:
Cardus' criticisms of other critics including Ernest Newman (30th May 1953)*
An approach made asking Cardus' to write a biography of Ernest Newman and a conversation with his wife Mrs Newman (30th May 1953)
Cardus meeting Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, both readers of his work (20 July [1953])
Cardus mentioning Mayer-Lismann in The Guardian and Mayer-Lismann receiving a letter from the Edinburgh festival organisers (28 July 1953)
Else Mayer-Lismann beginning singing lessons with Adele Kern (4 August 1953)
An operation Cardus' had from a specialist (4 August 1953)
A copy of a letter from a reader of Cardus (1 March 1957)
Cardus meeting Walter Goetz and Mosco Carner (1 March 1957)
Frustration at the cutting of a section of his [Erich Hartleben] essay (2 March 1957)
A phone conversation with Lili [Kraus] (4 March 1957)
Cardus asking Mayer-Lismann to send a letter to the Manchester Guardian about an article of his (4 March 1957)
Cardus giving Mayer-Lismann career advice and considering his position at the Manchester Guardian (5 March 1957)
A satorical article by Cardus' on [Hartlebig] that received lots of letters from readers (4 and 7 March 1957)
Cardus' writing process (12 March 1957)
An argument with the new Guardian editor about column space (15 March 1957)
Bruno Walters' Heart attack and performance cancellations (18 March 1957)
A letter Cardus had written to the editor of The Guardian (18 March 1957)
Quotes from a letter sent to Cardus by his editor (20 March 1957)
Malcolm Sargent and the BBC orchestra (22 March 1957)
The letters of Bernard Shaw and Ellen Terry (24 March 1957)
Cardus' friend Walter [Legge] (25 March 1957)
A concert by composer Otto Klemperer (28 March 1957)
A Lili Kraus concert (26 April 1957)
File 2: Correspondence from Neville Cardus to Else Mayer-Lismann (1958-1971).
Subjects include:
Cardus' writing for The Sphere on England Cricket Team Selection (28 July 1958)
Harry Boardman (28 July 1958)
Diana Cooper's Autobiography (29 July 1958)
Clipping of Cardus' article: Another "Proms" Season (29 July 1958)
The Munich publisher, [Langen-Muller], acquiring rights to Cardus' book: Talking of Music (7 August 1958)
Musical composition titled [Elschen] (1 August 1959)
Cardus' salary at The Guardian (30 July 1961)
Cardus' meeting with Harold Nicolson (7 August 1964)
A conversation Cardus' had with [Victor] Gollancz about music and Cardus' writing (10 August 1964)
Self-scripted conversation between "N.C. the critic" and Neville the man (16 August 1964)
Georg Solti's relationship with Hedwig Oeschli and Solti's conducting of "The Ring Cycle" (16 August 1964)
Else Mayer-Lismann no longer lecturing at The Freemasons Hall (17 August 1964)
England's football world cup win (1 August 1966)
Cardus' relationship with Bradbury, [Ernest] and publication of his latest collection (1 August 1966)
Cardus on writing an article about Handel (5 August 1966)
File 2 also includes:
A clipping of a tribute to Harry Boardman (24 July 1958)
A letter from a J Sturges to Else Mayer-Lisman from New York (3 March 1957)
A brochure for a Richard Wagner festival in Bayreuth (1957)
A note describing a birthday present for Mayer-Lismann (26 April 1971)
Several cartoons on note paper, receipts and blank cheques
A letter from Barbara Castle to Neville Cardus congratulating him on his inclusion in the New Year's honours list (3 January 1967)
A letter from J.M Barrie to Neville Cardus (9 June 1925)
A letter from Siegfried Sassoon to Neville Cardus on cricket and writing
A letter from Lotte Lehmann to Neville Cardus about the impossibility of writing her memoirs (28 July 1973)
A letter from Otto Klemperer to Neville Cardus in German (12 Feb 1965)
A letter from Norman Birkett to Neville Cardus (28 September 1959)
Bound volume containing loose records relating to The Observer newspaper and prominent figures in the history of the newspaper, covering the broad date range 1852-1972 and including the 175th birthday colour magazine, newspaper cuttings, photographs, historical notes and publications, family history research and correspondence. The material was collated by Tristan Jones [1970s]. Some pages have been removed.
Also includes: a loose poster promoting a 'Hot air balloon contest for The Observer Trophy'. Not dated.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Tristan Jones
Records relating in general to Rachel Sassoon Beer and her involvement with The Observer newspaper. The majority of the records consist of correspondence between Tristan Jones and Stanley Jackson regarding Tristan Jones's desire to reproduce a portrait of Rachel Sassoon Beer. Included is a letter written by Jones to Siegfried Sassoon in relation to this matter, it is unclear whether a reply was ever received. The records also include research notes, and newspaper cuttings.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Tristan Jones