| Description | Letters from various people to Anne Chamberlain and copies of letters from Anne Chamberlain to various people.
The letters relate to a wide variety of topics such as: congratulations and support for Anne and Neville Chamberlain; social engagements; political matters; meetings attended by Anne Chamberlain; books and articles about Neville Chamberlain following his death; and personal matters.
The correspondents include many politicians and their wives, peers and their wives, civil servants, various other individuals including writers, artists, newspaper editors, family members and friends. Some examples of important correspondents include: Princess Alice; Stanley Baldwin; Éamon De Valéra [Prime Minister of Ireland]; Princess Elizabeth [later Queen Elizabeth II]; Count Dino Grandi, [Italian Ambassador to Britain]; Lord Halifax; W. L. Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada], and T. S. Eliot.
Some letters to Neville Chamberlain are also included: /26, /92, /257, /295, /319, /330 (joint letter to Neville and Anne), /331, /508, /541, /652, /706, /717, /773, /902, /922. Letters to Dorothy Lloyd (/939) and Keith Feiling (/984) are also included. A letter from Gordon Hackney to Mr Forrester (which was given by Forrester to Dorothy Lloyd) is also included. |