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Morrell, Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady, 1873-1938
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Augustus John to Lady Ottoline Morrell

The file comprises extracts of letters from Augustus John to his sitter Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1908-1932. The original letters from Augustus John to Lady Ottoline Morrell are in the University of Texas at Austin. Also included are quotations from newspapers, 1920, responding to his portrait of her exhibited at the Alpine Club Gallery, [London].

Letters to Augustus John,

Over one hundred and twenty letters, [c. 1904]-1961, to Augustus John from various correspondents (surnames L-Nettleship), including Henry Lamb (2) [?1907]-1935, T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia (8) 1920-1932, Percy Wyndham Lewis (18) [c. 1904]-1952, Ramsay McDonald (1) 1933, Dorelia McNeill (8) [1907]-[?1938], George Moore (2) 1927, Lady Ottoline Morrell (9) 1930-1937, and Cedric Morris (1) [1930s].

Publishing agreements and copyright holders

The file comprises agreements between Michael Holroyd and the following publishers: William Heinemann, 1969, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, USA, 1970, William Heinemann, 1974, and Viking Penguin, USA, 1987, together with photocopies of the copyright agreement signed by Dorelia John in 1969 and by Edwin John as the copyright holder of Gwen John, 1969. Also included is a letter, 1968, relating to copyright in the letters of Mrs Julian Vinogradoff's mother Lady Ottoline Morrell, and corrected page proofs, 1973, of passages relating to her mother in the biography.