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Jane Hamlyn Collection
1847-1997
The collection contains the personal records of Jane Hamlyn. There is a substantial amount of correspondence with male friends and some miscellaneous correspondence. It contains some letters from Ja...
Correspondence
1928-1996
Jane was a prolific letter writer, particularly with the men with whom she had an intimate relationship.
Diaries
1928-1996
Jane kept a diary of her daily activities, writing a detailed account of how she spent her time. She tended to write in even more detail when she went on holiday. Jane mostly used commercially produ...
Personal documents
1905-1950
Includes Jane's address book, evidently used over an extensive period with many crossings out and in a state of disrepair. Front cover missing. Three passports, covering the periods 1921-1925, 1927-...
Photographs
1847-1990
Photos of family members, friends and men with whom Jane had an intimate relationship. Includes holidays and other trips away from home, some identified by Jane's writing on the reverse. 17 envelopes.
Letters to Lawrence Benjamin Brown from Jane Hamlyn
24 Mar 1930 - 13 Nov 1930
Lawrence Benjamin Brown was an American musician and composer from Jacksonville, Florida. It's possible that he met Jane during a European tour undertaken in 1929 with Paul Robeson; the two musicians ...
Letters between Jane Hamlyn and Michael William Heward Bell
1932-1955
Correspondence started when Michael was possibly still a student at Cambridge; he was around ten years younger than Jane. It continued when he returned home to Wiltshire, throughout his subsequent arm...
Letters from Frank M. Johnson to Jane Hamlyn
Nov 1940 - Aug 1942
Frank appears to be romantically involved with Jane. He writes by hand, usually on notepaper headed with his home address, but sometimes uses scraps from a notebook or paper with the Admiralty letterh...
14 Ivor Court, NW1
1934-1963
Correspondence and documents relating to Jane Hamlyn's tenancy at 14 Ivor Court, NW1.
Letters from "Nick"
1930s-1950s
Letters written to Jane by Richard Nickols (Nick), mostly from his home at Spofforth Hall, Harrogate. Nick had a tannery and currier business which operated from Burley Mills, Leeds. He was a friend...