| Description | Correspondence from C. F. Shaw [wife of George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, playwright and polemicist] and copy of one letter from Oliver Lodge to G. B. Shaw. With note identifying correspondent, possibly in Lodge's hand.
/1 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from 10 Adelphi Terrace, WC, dated 31 December 1905. Shaw replies on her husband's behalf about authorising a student performance of one of G. B. Shaw's plays.
/2 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire, dated 3 January 1906. Shaw has forwarded the request for permission for a student performance of 'Arms and the Man' to G. B. Shaw. She has seen Lodge's article about G. B. Shaw in The Clarion and hopes to talk to him about 'Major Barbara', which has been significantly improved.
/3 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from 10 Adelphi Terrace, WC, dated 12 June 1908. Shaw lends Lodge a copy of 'Getting Married'.
/4 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from 10 Adelphi Terrace, WC, dated 17 December 1912. Shaw responds to Lodge's enquiry about permission for an amateur performance of 'You Never Can Tell', suggesting that the organiser should contact G. B. Shaw's agent.
/5 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from 10 Adelphi Terrace, WC, dated 4 May 1914. Shaw asks for Lodge's opinion of a 'little book' she has edited.
/6 Letter from C. F. Shaw to Oliver Lodge, written from 10 Adelphi Terrace, WC, dated 26 March 1924. Shaw sends a rough proof of an unspecified text.
/7 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to G. B. Shaw, dated 5 December 1925. Lodge expresses his opinion about the order of Shaw's plays. He congratulates Shaw on the Poet. |