File 1 - Correspondence

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VSW/1

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Correspondence

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  • 26 October 1956 - 11 November 1957 (Creation)

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10 letters

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Guardian News & Media Archive (ARCHON 2726)

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File contains correspondence received by Vita Sackville-West. Letters include fan mail regarding Vita's column in The Observer in which readers share their gardening experiences; plant order from The Orpington Nurseries; complaints regarding 'Sonjanas' (the climbing strawberry) from Bakers Nurseries Ltd. Seed and Flower Farm; request from the Auricula and Primula Society, affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, to receive mention in Vita's column; letter referring to changes in horticultural thinking; and response from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew about Sorbus domestica specimens. One letter contains handwritten notes about prices and quote for gardening equipment.
Creator: Sackville-West, Vita (1892-1962); gardening correspondent

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