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Seven letters and two telegrams, 1939-1950, from the composer, actor and playwright, Ivor Novello, to Dorothy and Evelyn Wright, containing mainly personal news (ff. 1-13); together with additional personal papers, 1908-1955, compiled by the Wrights, including twelve letters to them from Lloyd Williams, Novello's secretary, [?1940]-[?1944] (ff. 5, 14-19 verso), actors Peter Graves, 1951-1955 (ff. 22-24 verso), Leslie Henson, 1942 (f. 25), and Barry Sinclair, 1943 (f. 26), and Neville Chamberlain, 1938 (ff. 20-21); also included are a memorial tribute to Ivor Novello, 1951 (ff. 27-28 verso), photographs of him and his associates, [1910s]-[1940s] (ff. 29-34), and press cuttings, 1939-1951 (ff. 39-46).
The collection contains references to theatrical productions at Johannesburg, 1947 (f. 8), the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, [1940] (f. 14), the Palace Theatre, Manchester, [?1941] (f. 15), and the Adelphi Theatre, London, 1943 (f. 18).

Letters, 1914-64, to Gwilym Lloyd-George from various correspondents, including Brendan Bracken (3) 1939-57, Neville Chamberlain (1) 1939, Winston Churchill (6) 1942-56, Jacob Epstein (1) 1957, Will Hay (1) 1945, Quintin Hogg (1) 1954, Alec Douglas-Home (1) 1957, Selwyn Lloyd (1) 1957, Iain Macleod (1) 1957, Harold Macmillan (2) 1941-7, Peter Thorneycroft (1) 1957, and Harold Wilson (4) 1944-5, together with a letter, 1968, to Lady Edna Lloyd-George from Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

Includes letters from Garbett Edwards (5 letters). Includes an important letter, May 1940, from Lord Davies to Winston Churchill and another significant letter, May 1940, from Lord Davies to Neville Chamberlain, both concerning the war effort. The file also includes a small number of enclosures associated with the letters.