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Personal, including family correspondence
1908-1968
This series relates to Read's early and family life. It has been divided into 3 main sections: 1. Personalia 2-15. Correspondence with family members and associated material 16. Photographs Thi...
Distinguished Service Order
26 Jul 1918
Distinguished Service Order awarded to Herbert Edward Read M.C., Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Captain) 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion.
Georgina Read
29 Jun 1951
1 manuscript letter (1f) to Herbert Read from Georgina Read, who thanks Read for his condolences on the death of his Uncle.
Ernest William Read
1 Jan 1941
1 manuscript letter to Herbert Read from his uncle Ernest William Read, who writes to say how much he has enjoyed Annals of Innocence and Experience, and compares his own boarding school life with his...
William Read
1933
This file contains 2 manuscript letters to Herbert Read from his younger brother William. The first thanks Read for sending him a copy of The Innocent Eye, and compares some of his own experiences at ...
Unidentified: The Story of Narks
Read, Benedict (1945-2016)
n.d.
Manuscript children's story called The Story of Narks (4ff). A note that accompanied the manuscript to Special Collections suggested that the story may have been written for John Read by his father, H...
Margaret Read (nee Ludwig)
c.1914-1968
Correspondence and associated material relating to Margaret Read (nee Ludwig).
Benedict William Read
Read, Benedict (1945-2016)
1964-1966
This file contains 2 manuscript letters from Benedict Read to his parents while he was at Queen's College, Oxford. One includes an adaptation of a Horace Ode, which Benedict Read was revising at the ...
Piers Paul Read
Read, Piers Paul (1941-)
c. 1951 - 1992
This file contains a partial typescript of a play called The Prince of Portofino, written by Piers Paul Read as a child, with drawn title page and cast list.
Evelyn Read (nee Roff)
26 Oct 1934 - 25 Aug 1944
This file contains 5 signed typescript letters from Read's solicitors Le Brasseur & Oakley. 4 relate to Read's divorce from and maintenance payments for, his first wife Evelyn Read (nee Roff). The fin...
Francesca Ludwig
6 Apr 1932
Photocopied letter from Herbert Read to Francesca Ludwig, one of Margaret Read's (nee Ludwig) sisters.