Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 2000-2022 (Creation)
Level of description
Ffeil / File
Extent and medium
1 small box (0.009 mᶟ)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters, cards and telegram to Siân Phillips from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' stage and screen career. Correspondents include Expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley (eight letters); radio drama producer Enyd Williams (five letters); actor Rodney Archer (five letters); actor and director Thierry Harcourt and his partner, osteopath, Pilates instructor and performance coach Fabi Waisbort (four letters); theatre actor and director Frith Banbury (three letters); novelist and journalist Shirley Conran (two letters); stage and screen actress Eileen Atkins (two letters); Welsh landscape artist Kyffin Williams (one letter); US composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (one letter); film director and screenwriter Ken Loach (one letter); and stage and screen actor Ian McKellen (one letter). Some items annotated by Siân Phillips. Two letters incomplete. A number of items kept separately in an envelope reference Siân Phillips' CBE award, suggesting they were dated 2000.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Some items categorised by date (year only) printed on reverse. US dates, where ambiguous, are read as month - day - year. Some dates are implied only - for example, theatrical openings, birthdays, Christmas greetings, etc. Some items note year but not day/month. Dates occasionally illegible eg postmarks.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Language note: Two letters in Welsh, eight items contain a few words of Welsh; one letter contains a few words of French.