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Loose pages, formerly gathered into a home-made volume. Includes letters from Robert Eckert of Freeport, IL, USA, discussing his 'Edward Thomas: a biography and a bibliography' (1937); and training programmes for A, B and C Batteries, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA, for the week commencing 10 March 1941.

Loose pages gathered into a home-made volume.

Loose pages gathered into a home-made volume.

Title page and three loose pages of diary entries describing the formation of the 75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA at Huyton, co. Lancs, around a nucleus of officers and other ranks from the 59th Anti-Tank Regiment RA. Second Lieutenant G. D. Woolley RA was posted to the unit from the 1st Reserve Field Regiment.

Journal for the year 31 Dec. 1931-1 Jan. 1933, at home and at Clifton School.

At the rear of the volume, lists of Christmas correspondence, investments, books lent and books read.

Volume containing diary entries, poems and extracts. The diary ends with this entry: "September 4. War started on the 2nd. I had joined the London-Welsh the day before, and from the 4th my journal is to be kept more compactly. Peace shall bring me back to this book, so cumbersome according to kit-bag standards. God speed my return to these pages."

Volume containing diary entries, copies of letters, extracts, 1938 Christmas card list, and a list books (35) and plays (3) read.

Volume containing diary entries, poems, extracts, lists of letters sent and received, and of plays and books (13) read.

Volume containing diary entries, poems, extracts, lists of letters sent and received, and of plays (2) and books (3) read.

Volume containing diary entries, copies of letters, extracts, and lists of plays (8) and books (6) read.

Weather and natural history observations in and around the garden at home, in a juvenile hand. July 24 is the "first day home".

Original bundle of letters from Eleanor Farjeon, usually from Perrins Walk, London NW3, to Geoffrey Woolley, 17 Feb. 1942-30 Jan. 1961; and carbon copies of two of Woolley's replies, 1942 and 1952. Also ephemera, including 'Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle' by Eleanor Farjeon / 'How I look at modern painting' by Anthony Blunt (The Listener, 14 July 1938, pp. 73-74), and a prospectus for 'A Sussex alphabet' (Pear Tree Press, pre 1965).

Original bundle of letters from James Guthrie of Flansham, co. Sussex, poet and publisher, to Geoffrey Woolley, 24 Aug. 1939-10 Dec. 1950, including discussing Guthrie's 'To the memory of Edward Thomas' (Flansham: The Pear Tree Press, 1937) (11 Jan. 1940); Woolley's purchase of Edward Thomas letters (see L 13, 9 July 1942), which had previously been in Guthrie's possession, 'but a friend wanted them and I let them go' (3 Aug. 1942); and 'Yes, that was a terrible loss, of Alun Lewis. What can one say?' (18 April 1944).
Also a copy of James Guthrie (ed.), 'The book craftsman: a technical journal for printers & collectors of fine editions', no. 1 (The Pear Tree Press, Oct. 1934); offprints and announcements of publications from The Pear Tree Press, incl. 1937-1938; no's 5, 8, 11, and series 3, no. 2 of 'The grasshopper broadsheets', containing poems by James and Stuart Guthrie, May 1942-Feb. 1944; and a programme for 'A pine in solitude: a portrait in words of Edward Thomas, 1878-1917' at the Purcell Room, London, Thurs. 25 Feb. [year not given; 1988?].

Original bundle of letters from Richard Herbert ('Dick') Randolph to Geoffrey Woolley, mainly 1934-1951, plus single letters in 1996 and 2005. In Sept. 1939 Randolph was with the 44th (HC) Div. RASC (TA), based near Wallingham, co. Surrey; in July 1940 with the 20th Armoured Brigade Co. RASC at Porthmadog, co. Caern; and in Sept. 1942, as Capt R.H. Randolph RASC, at HQ 151 Infantry Brigade MEF.

Original bundle of letters from Robert Paul Eckert, usually from Freeport, Illinois, USA, to Geoffrey Woolley, 3 Aug. 1941-15 Sept. 1966; letters from Olga Eckert, his wife, 30 Oct. 1966-16 Feb. 1996, including with news of Robert's death; and photocopies of letters from Eckert to Roger Ingpen, 1934, and John Gawsworth, 1935-1937. Eckert was the author of Edward Thomas: A Biography and a Bibliography (Dent, 1937).