| Description | These letters are all signed Michael Strange. A large number of them are undated. It has been possible to provide a conjectured date for some of these from their content, but others cannot be dated. The majority of the correspondence is concerned with aspects of Michael Strange's personal, professional and social life, but several letters also contain references to events in Cynthia's life, particularly the political career of herself and her husband, her health, and her social life. The correspondence includes:
/1 written from Paris in 1924, asking Cynthia to get 'Miss Massingham' to send her a copy of George Bernard Shaw's play about Joan of Arc
/3 mentions that she has recently appeared in 'Electra' at the [New York] Metropolitan Opera House, alongside Margaret Anglin [in 1927]
/4-/8 are written from a nursing home in Liverpool, where she is recovering after an operation. Most of these urge Cynthia to pay her a visit there.
/9 is written from a hotel in the Swiss Alps, probably in 1929. Strange refers to her operation in Liverpool the previous year, and to Cynthia's visit to Berlin as well as giving details about her surroundings and activities in Switzerland
/10 contains references to giving a lecture tour, possibly one of the tours that Strange undertook under the management of her agent, beginning in 1928
/11 congratulates Cynthia on her decision to stand for parliament [in 1929]
/12 is typed, dated 1929 and contains brief details about Michael Strange's recent lecture tour, her impressions of living in New York, and her plans for producing plays during the coming year. She also informs Cynthia of her plans to stay in London during the spring, and mentions the view of an unidentified American Senator that Oswald Mosley will soon be in the Cabinet.
/13 is a telegram wishing Cynthia victory in her election campaign [in 1929]
/14 gives news about her children Robin and Diana and refers to Oswald Mosley's resignation from the Cabinet [in 1930]
/15 is dated 1931 and gives details of Michael Strange's recent social activities in New York. She mentions that her friends Charlie Chaplin and Ralph Barton are sailing to England, and hopes that Cynthia will see Charlie. She comments that Oswald Mosley's political convictions are admired in America.
/16 is written from Sicily and concerns Cynthia's poor health, containing references to her kidney infection and the possibility that she will have to undergo a caesarian operation. The remainder of the letter gives an account of Michael Strange's holiday in Italy and Sicily
/17 is written from Sorrento and contains details about her plans to visit Paris
/20-/22 contain references to Cynthia and Oswald Mosley's political careers and to undated elections
/27 mentions that Michael recently dined near Stephen Tennant and Sassoon, and gives her impressions of Tennant |