Letter from Heather Cripps to John Betjeman, December 21, 1971

Public

Correspondence between John Betjeman and Heather Cripps. Cripps asks Betjeman if he would be available to address the Abingdon Conservative Club at one of their meetings. Also enclosed is Betjeman's reply (January 03, 1972): Betjeman replies to decline the invitation, saying that he tries not to speak to clubs with political affiliations. Due to working with different political parties, he feels that it is essential to remain as neutral as possible.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 page ; 20.3 x 15.2 cm
  • 1 page ; 25.2 x 20 cm
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 51.58846, -1.42565
  • 51.50853, -0.12574
Additional physical characteristics
  • Handwritten in black ink on grey paper.
  • Typescript with Betjeman's address letterhead in red lettering.
Physical repository Collection
  • John Betjeman Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2000-010; File: Box 1, Folder 2
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • November 9, 2021
Technical note
  • Scanned on Plustek OpticbookA300 at 600 DPI Tiff, each image cropped and resized to under 35MB for Vault by PD. Metadata by MT.
Rights
  • Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
DOI

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