| Admin/Biog History | John Hanbury Angus Sparrow (1906-1992) was an English academic, barrister, book-collector. He was elected Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1929 and was Warden of the College from 1952 to 1977.
The archive does not document when or how Nicolson and Sparrow met, but in a letter dated 12 February 1932 Sparrow describes himself as Nicolson's ' moral guardian'. |
| Description | Includes correspondence of a personal nature concerning Sparrow's relationship with Nicolson, his pleasure at spending time with the Nicolson family and arrangements to meet.
Of particular note:
-letter, dated 6 January 1932, addressing Nicolson's concern that they are 'slipping apart'
-letter, dated 9 March 1933, concerning Nicolson's attempt to write a novel
-letter, dated 18 September 1933, concerning a visit to Lympne and Sparrow's progress at the Bar
-letter, undated, discussing his relationship with Nicolson and his affection for Nicolson's family |