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Date(s)
- 1968, 1980 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 envelope
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Scope and content
Letters, 1968, addressed to family members from Joan Abse, with some from both Joan and Dannie Abse, correspondents comprising her children Keren, Susanna and David; her father, John Mercer (a series of letters sent by Joan following the death of her mother, Mary, early in 1974); her mother-in-law Kate Abse; and her sister-in-law Huldah Martin (née Abse).
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Correspondents grouped together, with multiple letters to single correspondent arranged in chronological order.
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Language of material
- English
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Notes area
Note
For John and Mary (née Tytler) Mercer, Kate Abse and Huldah Martin (née Abse) see, for example Dannie Abse: Goodbye, Twentieth Century (Library of Wales, 2001) (see indexed references). For Kate Abse see also Miscellanea: Miscellanea relating to Dannie Abse.
For Keren Abse see, for example: https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/authors-speakers/2024/keren-abse.
For David Abse see, for example: http://www.davidabse.com/.
For Susanna Abse see, for example: https://qaspractice.com/our-therapies-and-psychotherapists/susanna-abse.
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Name access points
- Mercer, John (Subject)
- Mercer, Mary, d. 1974 (Subject)
- Abse, Kate, 1890-1981 (Subject)
- Martin, Huldah (née Abse) (Subject)
- Abse, Susanna (Subject)
- Abse, Keren, 1953- (Subject)
- Abse, David, 1958- (Subject)