Letter in the Attic

Typewritten versions of the memoir

About this group of items:

Dates

1914-1950s

Extent and form

Two typewritten versions, one complete and two partially complete. The second two are a master typed by Lady Allen, the widow of Clifford Allen (journalist and pacifist, 1889-1939) with a Gestetner type copy. The complete version is the most comprehensive of all the versions of the memoir and sticks to the facts (as understood by AMS).

The copy typed by Lady Allen consists of five sheets which have either been carboned or copied using a Gestetner type system. A note is appended which states who typed the copy and has been added to in 1957. The amendment is a cryptic criticism of the content of the memoir.

Reference

LIA/24/2