Ref NoLBN/2/37/2
TitleToynbee to Nicolson: 1946-1949
DescriptionIncludes letters of a personal nature mostly concerning Toynbee's with his wife (Anne neé Powell) and her love affair with Richard Wolheim; and - to a lesser extent - Nicolson's relationship with David Carritt. Also concerns arrangements to meet up, in particular the organisation of a group of friends ('the Tygers') to play cricket in Yafford.

Of particular note:
-letter, dated February 1946, written in Paris and concerning a holiday in France, 'making a little study of surrealism' and buying drinks for André Gide and John Cocteau
-letter, undated, concerning the moral questions involved in his wife (Anne neé Powell)'s affair with Richard Wolheim
-two letters, undated [September 1949], concerning Toynbee's brief romantic liaison with Anne Dunn in Connemara
Date[c1946-c1949]
LevelFile
Extent1 file (22 letters; 1 telegram)
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