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Reference Number COMFORT/E/1/2
TitleCorrespondence A 1946-1949
Date1946-1949
DescriptionIncoming correspondence, mostly regarding Comfort's literary works, religion, research into ageing and mollusc specimins.<br><br>
Correspondents:
<li>Desmond Shawe-Taylor (literary editor)
<li>Alexander Gans
<li>Herbert [Reform Club, Pall Mall]
<li>Knut Koritsen of Ab Ljus [publishers', Sweden] re the Swedish translation of The Power House
<li>John Q Burch (Los Angeles) regarding molluscs
<li>Charles B Wurtz of The Academcy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, USA, regarding molluscs
<li>Mervyn Horder of Gerald Duckworth publishers, regarding <i>Barbarism And Sexual Freedom</i>
<li>Walter Rae, acting editor of <i>Conscientious Objector</i> magazine, regarding the setting up of the magazine and Comfort's proposed role as a contributing editor
<li>Kenneth Rexroth (American poet)
<li>Editions Nagel, Paris regarding <i>The Power House</i> [letter in French]
<li>Viking Press, New York
<li>Woodrow Wyatt (British author, broadcaster and politician) regarding the publication of "A Citizen With Thirty-Five Vertebrae"
<li>Emmanuel L
<li>Messrs Republiek der Letteren [Dutch publishing company] re the publication of the "Martyrdom Of The House" in Holland
<li>Reginald Moore [editor of the <i>Selected Writing</i> selection of poetry
<li><i>Meanjin Papers</i? [an Australian Literary Quarterly]
<li><i>Graal</i> [an Italian Review]
<li><i>Centaur</i> [a Dutch poetry publication]
<li>Oscar Williams (American editor)
<li>Rolf G Fjelde Yale (American playright and poety, editor of <i>Poetry Review</i>
<li>Kenneth Patchen (American poet and novelist)
<li>Falcon Press regarding royalities for <i>Art And Social Responsibility</i>
<li>C E Raven
<li>Members of the public regarding religion
<li>Brian Vesey-Fitgerald (naturalist and author) regarding molluscs
<li>{Léon Guillot de Saix?] (French author)
<li>Richard H Shryock (American historian)
<li>Hugh Paget of The British Council, inviting Comfort to speak at a Summer School for English teachers
<li>Charles Tomlinson (British poet)
Zoologishes Institut, University of Vienna re molluscs
<li>Francisco Ayala of Argentine review <i>Relidad</i>, re the translation of <i>The Novel An Our Time</i>
<li>BBC regarding the broadcast of a 45 minute script called "The Control of Old Age"
<li>Mrs F K Hadley (supplier of sea shells) regarding molluscs
<li>A [Thomson?] of The United Birmingham Hospitals re the measurement of senescence
<li>Emery Swan of the Oceanographic Laboratories, University of Washington, USA, re molluscs
<li><i>The Birmingham Jewish Recorder</i>
<li>Gilbert [Grau?], California, regarding molluscs
<li>The London Hospital Medical College regarding Comfort's salary
<li>Member of the public regarding war
<li>Gordon Rattray Taylor (British author)
<li>Peace Pledge Union
<li>Medical Research Council regarding Comfort's "Old Age" script
<li>Bill Kesser (Department of Psychology, Brown University, Providence, USA)
<li>Alan Smith regarding The Godwin Society
<li>The Nuffield Foundation
<li>Frederi Wertham, MD (New York)
<li>The Abortion Law Reform Association
<li>G Stephen Spinks (editor of <i>The Hibbert Journal</i>)
<li>Alfred C Kinsey (American biologist and sexologist who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, USA)
<li>T S Gregory (Methodist Minister who converted to Roman Catholicism)
<li>Wayne Burns (Department of English Literature, University of Washington, USA)
<li>Gershon Legman (American author)
<li>P H Newbury of BBC [Radio] Talks Department
<li>Maureen Maybin
<li>Member of the public regarding religion
<li>Paul - about poetry
Extent1 folder
ArrangementChronological
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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