| Admin/Biog History | Edward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville (1901-1965) was a British music critic, novelist and, in his last years, a member of the House of Lords. He was also Vita Sackville-West's cousin.
Edward, 'Eddy', Sackville-West regularly socialised with the Nicolson family and is mentioned throughout Nicolson's journals. Despite this fact, the correspondence in the archive is limited in both extent and scope. |
| Description | Includes correspondence of a personal nature concerning plans to socialise, various writing projects; and his occupation at the beginning of the Second World War.
Of particular note:
-letter, dated 6 June 1937, concerning his work on a book about Stendahl
-letter, dated 10 September 1939, concerning his new job and offering Nicolson a place to stay at Knole
-two letters, dated May & June 1947, concerning Nicolson helping with the attribution of pictures in Sackville-West's collection; and a request to write an article for the Burlington |