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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)COW/4/I/2/213
TitleCromer, Lord
Extent8 items
Date1930-1937
DescriptionCorrespondence from Lord Cromer [Rowland Thomas Baring, born 1877 and died 1963, 2nd Earl of Cromer, Lord Chamberlain for 16 years].

1/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of The Lord Chamberlain, dated 27th October 1930. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. Thanks Noel for letting him see the play. Would like to meet Noel to discuss it.

2/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of 36 Wimpole Street, dated 24th February 1934. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. He would be delighted to meet Noel and talk. Invites Noel to lunch Friday.

3/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of 36 Wimpole Street, dated 28th February 1934. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. He accepts Noel's suggestion of having lunch together on Tuesday instead.

4/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of 36 Wimpole Street, dated 2nd March 1934. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. Invites Noel to lunch.

5/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of 36 Wimpole Street, dated 21st March 1934. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. He has been in Somerset the last few days. He was happy to receive the 'New Yorkers' journal that Noel sent him.

6/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of Lord Chamberlain's Office, St James's Palace, dated 4th September 1935. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. He has seen the the Readers report about Noel's plays and has made suggestions for Noel to look into. He will license all of them.

7/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of 12 Montagu Square, dated 13th May 1937. Letter is addressed to 'Dear Mr. Coward'. Thanks Noel for the copy of the book, 'Present Indicative'.

8/ Transcript of a letter from Lord Cromer of Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, dated 31st August 1937. Letter is addressed to 'My dear Mr. Coward'. He has been reading Noel's book over the summer and he has enjoyed it.
NotesFormer reference: Section I Personal Correspondence of Noël Coward, Box 1
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