Letters written by NMM
 
Entries are listed in order of the date of the letter, with the first 2 digits of the item
code being the last two digits of the year of publication (e.g. F56.. indicates 1956)
Where known, the date on the letter is given in preference to the date of publication.
 
Only published letters have been included - many more are in archives &/or records offices,
but these are currently beyond the scope of this bibliography.

The bottom section of this file lists letters written to NMM - see here.
 
up to 1929    1930-39   1940-49   1950-59   1960-69   1970-79   1980-89   1990 & after
 
F2350 "Tom of Bedlam" (letter)
 
  Mar/May 1923 pp 80 of "The London Mercury" (v8.#43)
One of three letters by different hands on the same subject - this letter date ?? Mar 1923
 
F2550 "Letter - 4 Apr 1925" (letter)
 
  4 Apr 1925 pp 12 of "The Nation & Athanaeum" (v??.#??)
 
F2825 "The Population Problem" - 6 Jul 1928 (letter)
 
  6 Jul 1928 pp 680 of "Time and Tide" (v9.#27)
First of set of three on same subject (letters F2825 - F2850 - F2875)
 
F2850 "The Population Problem" - 20 Jul 1928 (letter)
 
  20 Jul 1928 pp 708-709 of "Time and Tide" (v9.#29)
Second of set of three on same subject (letters F2825 - F2850 - F2875)
 
F2875 "The Population Problem" - 17 Aug 1928 (letter)
 
  17 Aug 1928 pp 782 of "Time and Tide" (v9.#33)
Last of set of three on same subject (letters F2825 - F2850 - F2875)
 
F2950 "Radcliffe Infirmary - Demand for a Woman Doctor" (letter)
 
  24 May 1929 pp 622 of "Time and Tide" (v10.#21)
 
F2990 "The Return of the Long Skirt: What Women Think of it" (letter)
 
  7 Nov 1929 pp 8 of "The Manchester Guardian" - one of several letters under the same general heading
 
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F3050 "Married Womens Nationality" (letter)
 
  2 Sep 1930 pp 8 of "The Times"
 
F3150 "Merry England" (letter)
 
  15 Aug 1931 pp 196 of "The Week-end Review" (v4.#75)
 
F3225 "Sun Bathing: Benefits of Light and Air" (joint letter)
 
  18 Mar 1932 pp 10 of "The Times"
A letter with 22 signatories including NMM - Bernard Shaw - Vera Brittain etc
 
F3250 "Mrs. Mitchison and the Bishops" (letter co-signed by Victor Gollancz)
 
  22 Oct 1932 pp 1135-1136 of "Time and Tide" (v13.#43)
 
F3275 "Letter to D Cleghorn Thomson" (extract of longer letter)
 
  ? date 1932 pp 170-171 of Scotland in Quest of Her Youth (ed. D Cleghorn Thomson) pub. SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd - HB
Book consists of letters solicited by the editor
 
F3315 "The Nazi Terror in Germany" (letter)
 
  8 Apr 1933 pp 415-416 of "Time and Tide" (v14.#14)
 
F3330 "Sean O'Casey's Story" (letter)
 
  27 May 1933 pp 641 of "Time and Tide" (v14.#21)
One of a group of letters in the same journal concerning censorship
 
F3345 "T. S. Eliot" (letter)
 
  10 Jun 1933 pp 653 of "The Week-end Review" (v7.#170)
 
F3360 "The Moscow Trial" (letter)
 
  17 Jun 1933 pp 729-730 of "Time and Tide" (v14.#24)
 
F3375 "Graduates Letter to Vice-Chancellor" (letter co-signed with 17 others)
 
  21 Nov 1933 pp 9 of "The Times" under title as given above
  21 Nov 1933 pp 8 of "The Yorkshire Post" under title "Free Speech: Letter to Vice-Chancellor of Oxford"
  21 Nov 1933 pp 12 of "The Manchester Guardian" under title "Free Speech at Oxford: Letter to Vice-Chancellor"
 
F3438 "The Black Shirts at Olympia: Onlookers' Behaviour" (letter)
 
  11 Jun 1934 pp 16 of "The Manchester Guardian" - letter dated 8 Jun 1934 - commenting on a Fascist rally at Olympia the previous day (see article E3920)
 
F3439 "Not Unnecessarily Brutal" (letter, not by NMM)
 
  15 Jun 1934 pp 22 of "The Manchester Guardian" - printed a response, dated 13 Jun 1934, to NMM's letter (see previous item) from G E de Burgh Wilmot of the Press Propaganda Dept of the British Union of Fascists. This in turn elicited a response from NMM (see next item)
 
F3440 "The Black Shirts at Olympia: 'Criminal Faces' " (letter)
 
  18 Jun 1934 pp 18 of "The Manchester Guardian" - letter dated 15 Jun 1934 - repudiating assertions made the previous item
 
F3450 "Whiteleaf Cross: Threatened by Building Development" (letter)
 
  16 Jul 1934 pp 16 of "The Manchester Guardian" - letter dated 13 Jul 1934
 
F3470 "Hunting by Schoolboys: Protest to Eton" (letter co-signed by many)
 
  19 Oct 1934 pp 5 of "The Manchester Guardian" reported on, and printed the full text of, a protest against The College Beagles. This protest was initiated by The National Association for the Abolition of Cruel Sports. Well over 100 signatories are listed , including NMM
 
F3475 "Propaganda in Vienna Today" (letter)
 
  20 Oct 1934 pp 1319 of "Time and Tide" (v15.#42)
 
F3480 "Industry in Rural Areas: Proposed Brickworks at Hambledon" (letter co-signed with 30 others)
 
  30 Oct 1934 pp 10 of "The Times"
 
F3490 "St John Ervine's Notes on the Way" (letter)
 
  1 Dec 1934 pp 1535-1536 of "Time and Tide" (v15.#48)
 
F3515 "Letter - 25 Apr 1935" (letter)
 
  25 Apr 1935 pp 270 of "Times Literary Supplement"
 
F3520 "Letter - 4 May 1935" (letter)
 
  25 Apr 1935 pp 656 of "Times Literary Supplement"
 
F3525 "Discrimination in Liverpool" (letter)
 
  11 May 1935 pp 687 of "Time and Tide" (v16.#19)
The first of 2 letters on same subject
 
F3550 "Industrialism in Hammersmith: A Preservation Committee" (letter)
Lettter is signed by R P Ross, Hon Sec of the Hammersmith and Chiswick Riverside Preservation Trust on behalf of the committee, of which NMM is a member.
 
  29 Aug 1935 pp 6 of "The Times"
 
F3555 "Prof. J. L. Stocks's Canditature: Attempt to Break Tory Monopoly of Oxford University" (letter signed with others)
 
  4 Sep 1935 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" . NMM was one of many Oxford dons and former students who "invited support for Professor Stocks". The article also printed his manifesto. Professor Stocks was unsuccessful
 
F3560 "Protest to Italian Embassy" (letter co-signed with others)
 
  17 Oct 1935 pp 2 of "The Daily Worker"
NMM was one of the signatories - letter was sent on behalf of the Women's World Committee Against War and Famine
 
F3575 "B.B.C. Staff: The Modern Standard of Respectability" (letter co-signed with 14 others)
This letter was widely reported - not only in the U.K. - a sample of foreign newspapers are included below.
 
  28 Nov 1935 pp 8 of "The Yorkshire Post"
Other signatories include Vera Brittain, H G Wells and J B S Haldane
 
  28 Nov 1935 pp 10 of "The Manchester Guardian" prints the letter under the title of "The B.B.C. and Its Employees: A Protest"
 
  28 Nov 1935 pp 4 of "The Daily Worker" prints the letter, circulated to the press by the Federation of Progressive Societies and Individuals, under the title of "The B.B.C. and Sexual Ethics"
 
  2 Dec 1935 pp 7 of "The Cairns Post" (a Queensland newspaper) prints/summarises the letter under the title of "B.B.C. Staff: Morals Censored: Alleged Puritanism"
 
  4 Jan 1936 pp 13 of "The Winnipeg Tribune" prints/summarises the letter under the title of "Puritanism in Excess"
 
F3610 "Replies to Gerald Heard" (letter)
 
  29 Feb 1936 pp 292 of "Time and Tide" (v17.#8)
 
F3615 "Do Labour Really Want Peace ?" (letter co-signed with C Day Lewis)
 
  7 Mar 1936 pp ?? of "New Statesman" (v??.n??)
 
F3620 "Authors and the Law of Libel: Plea for Reform" (letter co-signed with 33 others)
 
  13 Mar 1936 pp 10 of "The Times"
 
F3625 "Danger of Military 'Conversations': Mr. Lloyd George's Warning" (letter co-signed with others)
 
  4 Apr 1936 pp 7 of "The Manchester Guardian"
 
F3660 "The Situation in Spain" - 26 Sep 1936 (letter)
 
  26 Sep 1936 pp 1310 of "Time and Tide" (v1.#39)
See also another letter on the same subject F3680
 
F3680 "The Situation in Spain" - 17 Oct 1936 (letter)
 
  17 Oct 1936 pp 1444 of "Time and Tide" (v17.#42)
See also another letter on the same subject F3660
 
F3710 "Oxford University By-Election: Sir A Salter's Backing" (letter co-signed with others)
 
  29 Jan 1937 pp 3 of "The Manchester Guardian" - a letter signed by well over 100 names backing the Independent candidate for the forthcoming by-election. Sir Arthur Salter won the seat with a large majority.
 
F3715 "Without Fairy Tales" (letter)
 
  19 Feb 1937 pp 14 of "Tribune" (#8)
 
F3730 "The World and Ourselves" (letter)
In early 1937 Laura Riding sent out a letter requesting a reply to around 400 people worldwide. There were about 100 replies and 65 of these were included, with added comments by the editor, in this book which was advertised as "a symposium on the state of the world" (see N6205 below)
 
  1 Mar 1937 An edited version of this letter is included on pp 73-75 of The World and Ourselves: Volume 4 of Epilogue (ed. Laura Riding) pub. ENGLAND, London: Chatto & Windus - HB - 529pp.
Laura Riding replied to this letter with one to NMM dated 6 Mar (see N6210 below).
The letter is available in full online at the Nottingham Trent University website - as part of their Laura Riding archive.
 
F3735 "The World and Ourselves" (letter)
 
  9 Mar 1937 Laura Riding replied to this letter with one to NMM dated 11 Mar (see N6215 below)
An edited version of this letter is included on pp 76-80 of The World and Ourselves: Volume 4 of Epilogue (ed. Laura Riding) pub. ENGLAND, London: Chatto & Windus - HB - 529pp.
All 5 letters in this exchange are available in full online at the Nottingham Trent University website - as part of their Laura Riding archive.
 
F3740 "Novelist Writes to Spain Committee" (letter)
 
  15 Mar 1937 pp 6 of "The Daily Worker" quotes from a letter sent by NMM to the Hammersmith Spain Committee,
 
F3750 "Writers' Protest: Refused Visas for Spain" (letter co-signed by NMM and 12 others)
 
  13 Jul 1937 pp 12 of "The Scotsman" prints a letter, dated 12 July, relating to the ban on authors obtaining visas to attend an International Writers' Conference in Spain. Other signatories include H G Wells, J B Priestley and Storm Jameson.
  13 Jul 1937 pp 20 of "The Manchester Guardian" prints the same letter under the title "Writers' Conference in Valencia: The Refusal of Visas".
  14 Jul 1937 pp 4 of "The Daily Worker" prints the same letter under the title "Writers Object to Ban".
 
F3775 "Harworth Petition to be Presented To-Day: 250,000 Signatures" (petition)
 
  8 Sep 1937 pp 4 of "The Manchester Guardian" - petitioning for the remission of sentences imposed after the Harworth Colliery disturbances. NMM was noted as being among the signatories on the petition to be presented to the Home Secretary.
 
F3795 "Mr. Wyndham Lewis's Works" (letter co-signed by with many others)
 
  22 Dec 1937 pp 8 of "The Times"
 
F3830 "Appeal to Women" (letter co-signed by 8 women)
 
  8 Jan 1938 pp 2 of "The Daily Worker" prints an appeal from the Women's World Committee Against War and Fascism for a large British Delegation to attend the International Women's Congress in Paris in Jan 1939. NMM is one of the co-signatories.
 
F3850 "Poets, Little Worlds and Spain" (letter)
 
  21 Jan 1938 pp 6 of "The Catholic Herald" - under the overall title of "Naomi Mitchison Replies"
An article (in the form of a letter) titled " Letter to a Lady Intellectual" by Bernard Wall was published on p8 of the "The Catholic Herald" on 7 Jan 1938. This was NMM's reply. Bernard Wall responded in another article on p6 of the 4 Feb 1938 issue.
 
F3875 letter to Amalgamated Engineering Union (letter co-signed by 23 others)
 
  25 Apr 1938 pp 5 of "The Daily Worker", in an article headed "Engineers' Leaders Thanked" , reports on a letter of support to the officers of the Union praising their anti-Fascist stance.
 
F3915 "Peace in Spain: A British Appeal to Mr. Roosevelt " (joint telegram)
 
  25 Feb 1939 pp 13 of "The Manchester Guardian" reports on, and prints the full text of, a cable signed by "a large number of distinguished people" sent the the US President.
 
F3945 "Spanish Relief Appeal" (joint letter)
 
  16 Jul 1939 pp 15 of "The Scotsman" - letter signed by NMM & 15 other Scottish writers appealing for funds and support on behalf of the Scottish Joint Committee for Spanish Relief.
 
F3955 "Stand firm on Danzig" (reply to questionnaire)
 
  11 Aug 1939 pp 3 of "The Daily Worker" reported that NMM was one of many responders to a questionnaire sent out by the Polish weekly newspaper "Epoka". The work of circularisation in several European countries was done by the World Committee Against War and Fascism.
 
F3960 "Lady Novelists" (letter)
 
  26 Aug 1939 pp 311 of "New Statesman and Nation" (v18.#444)
 
F3980 "War Aims" (series of letters)
A series of letters, mainly between NMM & Rebecca West, appeared in "Time and Tide" in Nov-Dec 1939
 
  11 Nov 1939 pp 1436 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#45)

18 Nov 1939 pp 1466-7 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#46)

25 Nov 1939 pp 1488-9 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#47)

2 Dec 1939
 pp 1519-20 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#48)
  9 Dec 1939 pp 1584 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#49)
Letter is one of a set of 7 on the same subject by different hands
  16 Dec 1939 pp 1606 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#50)

30 Dec 1939
 pp 1651 of "Time and Tide" (v20.#51)
 
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F4130 "Letter on the Death of Virginia Woolf" (letter)
 
  10 Apr 1941 pp 76-77 of Afterwords: Letters on the death of Virginia Woolf (ed. Sybil Oldfield) pub. Feb 2005 by USA, New Brunswick (NJ): Rutgers University Press - HB - 256pp
Book was reprinted by Edinburgh University Press in May 2005
 
F4160 "Art in Scotland" (letter)
 
  14 Nov 1941 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" of 17 Nov 1941 prints a letter sent from Carradale House.
 
F4330 "Black Record" (letter)
 
  8 Oct 1943 pp 13 of "Tribune" (#354)
One of several letters by various hands under the same general heading responding to an open letter entitled "Black Record: The Roots of Evil" addressed to the Prime Minister and published on pp11-12 of the 24 Sep 1943 issue.
NMM's letter in turn was favourably commented on in a letter from W Nielson McShee published on p14 of the 15 Oct 1943 issue
 
F4360 "Bloody Centralising" (letter)
 
  ?date 1943 pp 234 (letter #207) in A Scottish Postbag: Eight Centuries of Scottish Letters (ed. George Bruce & Paul Henderson Scott) pub SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: Chambers (with The Saltire Society) - Oct 1986 - HB - 270pp. Book was expanded and reprinted in April 2002.
This letter is a reply to Neil M Gunn's letter "Beyond Revolution" (see N5005 below) - and in turn elicited another letter "Dehydrated Potato" (see N5010 below). The 3 letters form a section of the book titled "A Flyting of Novelists".
 
F4425 "Open Letter to Ethel Mannin" (letter)
 
  27 May 1944 pp 4 of "Forward" (v38.#22)
A reply by Ethel Mann was printed in the 3 Jun 1944 issue of the same magazine.
 
F4450 "Open Letter to Mr Andreae" (letter)
 
  11 Nov 1944 pp 2 of "November Notes on Convention" - published by Scottish Convention - 4pp - 2d
Herman Anton Andreae, a London banker had recently purchased South Uist, Benbecula and Eriskay
 
F4475 "Forestry Commission" (letter)
 
  23 Dec 1944 pp 422 of "New Statesman and Nation" (v28.#722)
 
F4620 "Can the Red Squirrel be Saved" (letter)
 
  Spr 1946 pp 135 of "The Countryman" (v33.#1)
 
F4640 "Prestwick" (letter)
 
  8 Jul 1946 pp 3 of the Aug 1946 issue of "Forum: The Organ of Scottish Convention"
 
F4660 "Loan and Lonning" (letter)
 
  Aut 1946 pp 140-141 of "The Countryman" (v34.# 1)
One of 2 letters by different hands under this common title
 
F4680 "American Tactics" (letter)
 
  29 Nov 1946 pp 13 of "Tribune" (#518)
 
F4750 "Fishing Problems" (letter)
 
  10 May 1947 pp ?? of "Forward" newspaper
 
F4830 "American Films" (letter)
 
  19 Mar 1948 pp 14 of "Tribune" (#584)
 
F4848 "Vermin" (controversy)
 
  4 Jul 1948 pp 5 of "The Scotsman" of 5 Jul 1948 reported on a speech the previous day by Aneurin Bevan in which he is quoted as saying "the Tories are lower than vermin".
  6 Jul 1948 pp 3 of "The Scotsman" carried a brief comment on the speech.
  13 Jul 1948 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" carried a letter fron NMM condemning the speech.
  15 Jul 1948 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" carried 3 letters by various hands taking sides in the controversy.
  16 Jul 1948 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" carried 2 more letters by various hands taking sides in the controversy.
  26 Jul 1948 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" carried another letter from NMM.
  30 Jul 1948 pp 4 of "The Scotsman" carried 3 more letters by various hands, with the paper's editor declared that "this correspondence is closed".
 
F4855 "Communist Psychology" (letter, co written with others)
 
  3 Sep 1948 pp 13-14 of "Tribune" (#608)
 
F4860 "The Highlands" (letter)
 
  30 Oct 1948 pp 374 of "New Statesman" (v26.#921)
 
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F5120 "Peshawar in Spring" (letter)
 
  2 Jun 1951 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" . This is a short apologetic note acknowledging an error in the article of the same name published in the same paper on 9 April 1951 (see E6080 for more details)
 
F5150 "Women's Magazines" (letter)
 
  2 Jun 1951 pp 623 of "New Statesman" (v41.#1056)
 
F5160 "Another Point of View" (letter)
 
  ?Summer 1951 pp ?? of "Forward" newspaper - undated clipping seen; letter refers to Festival of Britain
 
F5180 "Egypt" (letter dated 13 Oct 1951)
 
  17 Oct 1951 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" on the Islamic idea of brotherhood and howthat is manifest in Egypt.
 
F5230 "Refusing Visas" (letter)
 
  10 Mar 1952 pp 4 of "The Manchester Guardian" on the refusal to issue visas to women delegates to the London International Women's Day celebrations.
Two letters, from John Clews and S W Green, supporting and expanding on NMM's points were printed on p6 of "The Manchester Guardian" on 18 Mar 1952
Additionally a letter from John MacCallum Scott appeared on p6 of "The Manchester Guardian" on 13 Mar 1952 taking exception to NMM's use of the phrase "free and all that" in her 10 Mar letter
 
F5260 "The German Problem" (letter co-signed with 15 others)
 
  15 Sep 1952 pp 3 of "The Times"
 
F5310 "Scots Sabbath!" (letter)
 
  21 Feb 1953 pp 5 of "London Forward" newspaper
 
F5315 "Banned Bodies" (letter co-signed with C Day Lewis)
 
  7 Mar 1953 pp 263 of "New Statesman and Nation" (v45.#1148)
On 21 Mar 1953 the magazine printed a letter from R L Leonard commenting on the original
 
F5320 "Clean Food" (letter)
 
  16 Mar 1953 pp 4 of "The Manchester Guardian" on the standards of food hygiene in Scandinavia and Russia, compared to Britain.
 
F5375 "Earthquakes" (letter co-signed by NMM & 9 others)
 
  28 Aug 1953 pp 8 of "Tribune" (#??)
 
F5385 "Change in U.S.S.R." (letter of 30 Sep 1953)
 
  30 Sep 1953 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" on the differing reaction to political cartoons (especially by Low) in Britain and Russia.
This letter was commented on in a letter from Edward Rushworth printed on p4 of "The Manchester Guardian" on 3 Oct 1953.
Two further letters appeared in "The Manchester Guardian" on 7 Oct 1953. See next item
 
F5386 "Change in U.S.S.R." (letter of 3 Oct 1953)
 
  7 Oct 1953 See previous item. P6 of "The Manchester Guardian" printed more letters on the same subject. The first from N H Hopkins complained of the "bored condescension" of NMM's Coronation article (see E7430) while the second, dated 3 Oct, was from NMM explaining what she meant in her 1st letter.
 
F5415 "Author's Protest" (letter)
 
  22 Feb 1954 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" of 25 Feb 1954 printed a letter relating to NMM's participation in the Author's World Peace Appeal conference - see V5415
 
F5420 "Casualties of the Countryside" (letter)
 
  22 May 1954 pp 4 of "The Manchester Guardian" - in the Letters to the Editor column
 
F5430 "Eyries and Eaglets" (letter)
 
  Aut 1954 pp 173 of "The Countryman" (v??.#??)
 
F5465 "Message from British Artists and Scientists to Chinese Colleagues" (letter)
 
  ?Sep 1954 NMM was one of 672 signatories to a letter carried by a group of six "cultural delegates" invited to attend China's 50th Anniversary of Liberation celebrations on 1 Oct 1954.
This short letter is printed on p113 of Passport to Peking: A Very British Mission to Mao's China (by Patrick Wright) - pub. Oct 2010 by ENGLAND, London: OUP - hb - 624pp
 
F5460 "Ideas in Russia" (letter)
 
  27 Aug 1954 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" - commenting on a recent leader article. The editor of the Guardian has appended a comment to the end of the letter.
 
F5470 " "Horror" Comics" (letter)
see also the article "I Am Concerned About These Comics" (E3920) on the same subject.
 
  5 Oct 1954 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F5472 "Mr Bevan and the 'Manchester Guardian': Some Readers' Letters" (letter)
 
  6 Oct 1954 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" - one of several letters under the same general heading reacting to a leader criticising the politician Nye Bevan.
 
F5480 "Visitors from Russia" (letter)
 
  21 Nov 1954 pp 2 of "The Observer" - commenting on an article the previous Sunday's Comment article.
A letter from Miss Valerie Hughes responding to NMM's letter was printed on p2 of "The Observer" on 28 Nov 1954
 
F5500 "Authors' Peace Appeal" (letter co-signed with C Day Lewis and Herbert Read))
 
  1 Jan 1955 pp 9 of "The Times"
 
F5515 "Writers from Hungary" (letter)
 
  5 Mar 1955 pp 7 of "The Times"
 
F5550 "Greek Prisoners" (letter co-signed by NMM & 7 others)
 
  2 Jun 1955 pp 8 of "Tribune" (#??)
 
F5555 "P.E.N. Soviet Centre" (letter)
 
  21 Jun 1955 pp 11 of "The Times"
 
F5590 "I.R.A. Prisoners" (letter co-signed with 5 others)
 
  19 Nov 1955 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" - on the life sentences imposed on several prisoners.
 
F5595 "Forestry Extension" (letter co-signed with 5 others)
 
  10 Dec 1955 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" - on the need for re-forestation in Scotland.
 
F5690 "Science and the Classics" (letter)
 
  26 Dec 1956 pp 2 of "The Glasgow Herald" - letter is dated 20 Dec 1956
 
F5720 "South Uist" (letter)
 
  17 Feb 1957 pp 2 of "The Observer" - about the wisdom of siting a rocket range on the island.
A letter of response from Moray McLaren was printed on pp 2 of "The Observer" on 24 Feb 1957.
 
F5730 "Percy Wyndham Lewis" (letter)
 
  19 Mar 1957 pp 6 of "The Manchester Guardian" - remembering the painter and author, who had died on 7 Mar 1957
 
F5760 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  3 Jul 1957 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F5790 "The Sputnik Dog - and Other Animals: 'More Adult View' Wanted" (letter)
 
  4 Nov 1957 pp ?? of "The Scotsman" - date given is dateline of letter, so presumably published the same week.
 
F5850 "Passport Problems" (letter)
 
  15 May 1958 pp 33 of "New Scientist" (v3.#78)
 
F5930 "Irradiated Meat" (letter)
 
  19 Feb 1959 pp 429 of "New Scientist" (v5.#118)
A letter from John Balderston titled "Improving the Meat" responding to points made in NMM's letter was printed on p654 of the 19 Mar 1959 issue of the same magazine
 
F5960 "Experiments in Telepathy" (letter)
 
  26 Mar 1959 pp 711-2 of "New Scientist" (v5.#123)
One of several letters by various hands under the same general heading
 
F5980 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  2 Oct 1959 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F5985 "Fraternisation" (letter)
 
  23 Oct 1959 pp 22 of "The Spectator" (#6852)
 
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F6010 "The Value of Education for Women" (letters by other hands)
 
  22 Jan 1960 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - 4 letters and extracts from 2 others. These letters refer to an article (& possibly other letters) which may have been written by NMM's daughter Lois - although NMM was mentioned. More research is needed here.
 
F6030 "The End of 'Forward' "" (letter)
 
  4 Apr 1960 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - on the demise of the political newspaper.
A response from J B McDonnell was printed on p12 of "The Guardian" on 8 Apr 1960
 
F6050 "Head of the House" (letter)
 
  17 Jun 1960 pp 10 of "The Guardian" - on the Church's attitude to women
 
F6070 "No Fresh Milk" (letter)
 
  19 Jul 1960 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - on pasteurisation etc.
 
F6080 "Fire-Damp" (letter)
 
  8 Sep 1960 pp 675 of "New Scientist" (v8.#199)
This letter corrects a factual error in NMM's article about John Scott Haldane in the 4 Aug 1960 issue of the same magazine
 
F6090 "Labour after Scarborough" (letter)
 
  10 Oct 1960 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - one of several letters under the same general heading about the decisions made at the Labour Party Conference.
 
F6110 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  19 Jan 1961 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6130 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  3 May 1961 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6150 "Poaching for Fun" (letter)
 
  12 Jul 1961 pp 11 of "The Times"
 
F6230 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  5 Feb 1962 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6290 "Authorship" (letter)
 
  5 Dec 1962 pp 8 of "The Guardian"
 
F6320 "The Protectorates" (letter)
 
  20 Aug 1963 pp 8 of "The Guardian"
 
F6340 "Future of the Protectorates" (letter)
 
  10 Sep 1963 pp 8 of "The Glasgow Herald" - letter is dated 6 Sep 1963, and comments on a leader in that day's paper.
 
F6360 "In the Protectorates" (letter)
 
  20 Sep 1963 pp 10 of "Tribune" (v27.#38)
 
F6370 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  29 Oct 1963 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6380 "Meagre Grants to the Protectorates" (letter)
 
  30 Oct 1963 pp ?? of "The Daily Telegraph"
 
F6430 "Open Letter to an African Chief" (letter)
 
  Mar 1964 pp 65-72 of "Journal of Modern African Studies" (v2.#1)
 
F6460 "Letter from Bechuanaland : Bakgatla in Transition" (letter)
 
  18 Jun 1964 pp 24 of "New Society" (v??.#??)
 
F6470 "Bakgatla Cattle" (letter)
 
  23 Aug 1964 pp 21 of "The Observer"
 
F6480 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  28 Sep 1964 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6530 "A Surgeon's Duty" (letter)
 
  16 Jan 1965 pp 186 of "The British Medical Journal" (#5428)
This letter elicited a flurry of letters/ articles -
- an article titled "Should Patient be told he is Dying ?" which was printed on p12 of the 15 Jan 1965 edition of "The Glasgow Herald." The article quotes heavily from the letter.
- 2 letters appeared on p247 on the 23 Jan 1965 (#5429) of "The British Medical Journal"
- an article on p11 of The Daily Mirror on 25 Jan 1965 contains a short report on the letter's impact.
- 3 letters appeared on p319 on the 30 Jan 1965 (#5430) of "The British Medical Journal"
- 2 letters appeared on p387 on the 6 Feb 1965 (#5431) of "The British Medical Journal"
- 1 letter appeared on p451 on the 13 Feb 1965 (#5432) of "The British Medical Journal"
 
F6560 " 'Black Domination' No Cause for Worry" (letter)
 
  17 Jul 1965 pp ?? of "The Daily Telegraph" - date given is dateline of letter, so presumably published the same week.
 
F6570 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  6 Aug 1965 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6605 "African Drought" (letter co-signed by NMM)
 
  12 Jan 1966 pp ?? of "Scotsman"
 
F6610 "Boycotting South African Universities" (letter signed by 5 South Africans)
 
  18 Jan 1966 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - a response to comments by NMM & Winifred Roux. The comment by NMM has not yet been located, but an article by Winifred Roux entitled "A South African's Appeal to University Teachers" appeared on p9 of "The Guardian" on 31 Dec 1965
 
F6625 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  30 Mar 1966 letter written from Nairobi while on the way to Mochudi - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6650 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  27 Jun 1966 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6660 short note to Prof. Z K Matthews (letter)
 
  16 Sep 1966 short note from NMM in Mochudi enclosed with a letter from Peter J S Mackay, from which the date is taken. Note is available online
 
F6670 "Fanon's Formula" (letter)
 
  Fall 1966 pp 5 of "Transition" (v27)
 
F6690 "Volunteers" (letter)
 
  11 Dec 1966 pp 13 of "The Sunday Times"
 
F6692 ". . . Saving a School" (letter)
 
  13 Dec 1966 pp 8 of "The Guardian" - on the move to comprehensive schools. Follows a letter from another hand titled "Leaving a School . . ."
 
F6830 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  22 Jan 1968 letter written from London - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6850 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  25 Mar 1968 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6870 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  5 May 1968 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F6915 "A Lost African Leader" (letter)
 
  16 Feb 1969 pp 6 of "The Observer" - on the assassinated Mozambique resistance leader Dr Eduardo Mondliane.
 
F6920 "Letter to Dorothy Woodman" (extract of a letter)
 
  ?mar 1969 pp 50 of Kingsley Martin: Portrait and Self-Portrait (ed. Mervyn Jones) - pub. ENGLAND, London: Barrie & Jenkins - HB - 168pp
Dorothy Woodman was the long-time partner of Kingsley Martin, who had died on 17 Feb 1969
 
F6950 "African Evictions" (letter)
 
  8 Oct 1969 pp 8 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
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F7050 "No Arms for South Africa" (letter co-signed by NMM)
 
  29 Oct 1970 pp 8 of "The Times"
This half page "letter" is technically an advertisement, signed by hundreds of anti-Apartheid supporters.
 
F7120 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  4 Jan 1971 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository.
 
F7130 "Action Bangla Desh" (letter co-signed by NMM)
 
  13 May 1971 pp 5 of "The Times"
This half page "letter" signed by hundreds of people is technically an advertisement, placed in the newspaper just before a parliamentary debate on Pakistan
 
F7160 "Leach and Roszak" (letter)
 
  Aug 1971 pp 252 of "Humanist" (v86.#8)
 
F7250 "Sika and Roe" (extract of letter)
 
  Sum 1972 pp 129 of "The Countryman" (v?.#?) - an extract of a letter by NMM replying to a question posed in a previous issue.
 
F7325 "The Big Fish" (letter)
 
  27 May 1973 pp 11 of "The Sunday Times"
 
F7345 "The Lesser and Greater Evils of Apartheid" (letter)
 
  9 Jul 1973 pp 10 of "The Guardian" - in response to a leading article in the same paper on 5 Jul 1973. One of several letters under te same general heading.
 
F7350 "Glasgow Fair Delinquents" (letter)
 
  7 Aug 1973 pp 10 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F7355 "Still Fighting" (letter)
 
  10 Aug 1973 pp 12 of "The Guardian" - in response to comments by Hugh MacDiarmid in the same paper on 4 Aug 1973
 
F7375 "Toxic Bracken" (letter)
 
  Aut 1973 pp 185-186 of "The Countryman" (v?.#??)
One of two letters by different hands on the same subject.
 
F7420 "Faster Planning for Oil Opposed"
 
  13 Feb 1974 pp 4 of "The Guardian" - article written by John Kerr, in which NMM is listed among the individuals and organisations that sign a "protest telegram" opposing the relaxing of some planning laws
 
F7480 "Greenwood: The Voice of the Dole Queue" (letter)
 
  17 Sep 1974 pp 14 of "The Guardian" - written just after the death of Walter Greenwood, author of Love on the Dole
This letter elicited two others - from D E Roberts, printed on p10 of "The Guardian" on 23 Sep 1974; and from S Gibson, printed on p12 of "The Guardian" on 30 Sep 1974
 
F7490 "Campbeltown Oil Fears" (letter)
 
  28 Nov 1974 pp 10 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F7525 "Gas Masks" (letter)
 
  1 May 1975 pp 279 of "New Scientist" (v66.#947)
 
F7550 "Open Letter to Mrs Gandhi" (letter co-signed by NMM)
 
  15 Aug 1975 pp 3 of "The Times"
This half page "letter" is technically an advertisement, signed by hundreds of protestors concerned about political prisoners in India
 
F7575 "Scales of Justice" (letter)
 
  16 Dec 1975 pp 12 of "The Guardian" - on overfishing by Icelandic trawlers.
 
F7650 "Haldane" (letter)
 
  5 Aug 1976 pp 300 of "New Scientist" (v71.#1012)
 
F7675 "Letter - 16 Dec 1976" (Letter from Mochudi in Botswana)
 
  16 Dec 1976 pp ??-?? of "The Campbeltown Courier"
 
F7725 "Petroglyphs" (letter)
 
  5 May 1977 pp 295 of "New Scientist" (v74.#1050)
 
F7745 "Scotland's Drinking - Does it Tot Up to Fantasy or a Shameful Reality?" (letter)
 
  7 Sep 1977 pp 12 of "The Guardian" - on the evils of drink. Letter in response to previous articles in the same paper on 29 & 30 Aug 1977
 
F7750 "Science Fiction" (letter)
 
  8 Sep 1977 pp 626 of "New Scientist" (v75.#1068)
A letter from V S Begg responding to points made in NMM's letter was printed on p755 of the 22 Sep 1977 edition of the same magazine
 
F7775 "Seeding the Sea" (letter)
 
  20 Oct 1977 pp 183 of "New Scientist" (v76.#1074)
 
F7825 "Australian Visitor" (letter)
 
  May 1978 pp N114 of "Trends in Biochemical Sciences" (v3.#5)
 
F7840 "Cup of Cheer?" (letter co-signed with others)
 
  6 Jun 1978 pp 10 of "The Guardian" - letter signed by NMM and other members of the Glsgow Central Group of Amnesty International, urging the Argentine government to free political detainees during the football World Cup.
 
F7850 "The Fight for Herring" (letter)
 
  29 Jun 1978 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
Illustration: Photo of John Silkin
 
F7875 "Typing Error" (letter)
 
  31 Oct 1978 pp 644 of "New Scientist" (v79.#1118)
A letter from Hannelore Middlebrook titled "Typing not Sex-Linked" responding to points made in NMM's letter was printed on p789 of the 14 Sep 1978 issue of the same magazine
 
F7940 "To Him That Hath" (letter)
 
  7 Oct 1979 pp 16 of "The Observer" - on the use of artificial pesticides
 
F7950 "Canniballs" (letter)
 
  11 Oct 1979 pp 126 of "New Scientist" (v84.#1176)
One of several letters by various hands under the same general heading
 
F7975 "Letter - Winter 1979" (letter)
 
  Aut-Win 79 pp 4 of "Raven" (#5)
 
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F8010 "Scoring Goals in Afghanistan" (letter)
 
  10 Jan 1980 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
A letter from George L Black on 17 Jan 1980 responds to points made by NMM
 
F8025 "Fishing Community's Future" (letter)
 
  2 Jun 1980 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
Illustration: Aerial photo of Carradale
 
F8035 "Questions for the Inner Cabinet" (letter)
 
  25 Jul 1980 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8050 "Question of Priorities" (letter)
 
  22 Aug 1980 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8065 "Do We Want To Lead In This ?" (letter)
 
  14 Sep 1980 pp 10 of "The Observer" - on aid to Third World rather than arms.
 
F8085 "British Defence and Aid Fund" (letter co-signed by NMM)
 
  13 Oct 1980 pp 5 of "The Times"
This half page "letter" is technically an advertisement, signed by many people in a fund-raising effort for the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa
It was repeated on p13 of "The Times" on 25 Ocr 1980
 
F8110 "Automation Fallacy" (letter)
 
  19 Jan 1981 pp 6 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8130 "Miscellany" (letter)
 
  19 Jan 1981 pp 12 of "The Guardian" - on NATO bases in Scotland, responding to an article in the same newspaper on 17 Mar 1981. The "Miscellany" title is a general title for letters on various subjects.
A letter from Christopher Small in response to, and agreeing in general with, NMM's letter appeared on p8 of the same newspaper on 21 Mar 1981. It was one of several letters under the general heading of "Why Scotland Should be the Pearl in the Oyster of Nuclear Protest.
 
F8160 "Alternative to Trident" (letter)
 
  10 Jul 1981 pp 12 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8230 "Log Ness Monster" (letter)
 
  19 Aug 1982 pp 516 of "New Scientist" (v95.#1319)
One of two letters under the same general heading
 
F8260 "Ova the Rainbow" (letter)
 
  21 Oct 1982 pp 192 of "New Scientist" (v96.#1328)
 
F8320 "Human Error in the Sky" (letter)
 
  19 Jan 1983 pp 8 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8333 letter to the editor (letter)
 
  9 Apr 1983 pp 10 of "The Guardian"
 
F8340 "Threat to the Coastguards" (letter)
 
  7 Jun 1983 pp 8 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8360 "Boomeranged" (letter)
 
  13 Oct 1983 pp 124 of "New Scientist" (v100.#1379)
 
F8380 "Scots Greenham Common?" (letter)
 
  1 Nov 1983 pp 8 of "The Glasgow Herald"
 
F8430 "Letter - 9 May 1984" (letter)
 
  9 May 1984 pp ??-?? of "The Guardian"
 
F8460 "Letter Received - from Naomi Mitchison" (letter)
 
  Aut 1984 pp ?? of "The John Buchan Society Journal" (#4)
The letter was a reply to a query by the journal editor after he had read some of Lady Tweedsmuir's correspondence in the National Library.
 
F8550 "Immoral Fibre" (letter)
 
  18 Jul 1985 pp 58 of "New Scientist" (v107.#1465)
 
F8750 "The Educational Ghettoes that the Religions are Building" (letter co-signed with others)
 
  8 Jun 1987 pp 10 of "The Guardian" - signed by NMM as one of about 20 members of The National Secular Society
 
F8800 letter to The Irvine Burns Club (letter)
 
  15 Jan 1988 no print version - available online here.
The Irvine Burns Club in North Ayrshire is one the oldest & prestigous and has a history of inviting notable Scots to be Honorary Members - this letter is NMM acceptance.
 
F8850 "Burundi" (letter)
 
  13 Feb 1988 pp 19 of "The Spectator" (#8327)
This letter was one of several sent following an article "The Racism of Black Africa" by Andrew Kenny which appeared on pp10-12 of the previous issue (6 Feb 1988 - #8326). A further letter appeared on p20 of the 5 Mar 1988 (#8330) issue.
 
F8915 "World Statement" (appeal)
 
  2 Mar 1989 pp 25 of "The Guardian" - a display advertisement taken out by the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie and His Publishers - consists of a statement accepting joint responsibility for publishing The Satanic Verses and appending the names of some of the "thousands of literary figures across the world" who have pledged support.
 
F8920 "Blasphemy" (letter)
 
  7 Apr 1989 pp 9 of "New Statesman" (v2.#44)
A follow-up/reply by Arthur Freeman was printed in "New Statesman" on 21 Apr 1989
 
F8940 "Blasphemy Law Campaigners" (joint letter)
 
  30 May 1989 pp 18 of "The Guardian" - letter was signed by more than 200 people (including NMM) for "The Committee Against Blasphemy Law"
 
F8960 "Famous Ways to Grow Old" (letter)
 
  ?date 1989 pp 122 of Famous Ways to Grow Old (ed. Philip Bristow) pub : ENGLAND, Mitcham: Age Concern Books - pb
This book consists of letters from many people over the age of 60.
 
F8980 "A Marvellous Judge of Character" (letter)
 
  23 Dec 1989 pp 8 of "The Scotsman"
 
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F9250 "Travellers : Once a Farmer's Friend, Now a New Age Enemy to the Land" (letter)
 
  28 Jul 1992 pp 16 of "The Independent"
 
F9320 letter to Joe Sambrook (letter)
 
  28 Apr 1993 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository - see also letters F9330 and F9460
 
F9330 letter to Joe Sambrook (letter)
 
  29 Apr 1993 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository - see also letters F9320 and F9460
 
F9450 "Lauraphobia" (letter)
 
  7 Apr 1994 pp ?? of "London Review of Books" (v16.#7)
This letter comments on a review by Jenny Turner of In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding by Deborah Baker in "London Review of Books" (v16.#5). This review and NMM's letter prompted two further letters from Miranda Seymour (LRB v16.#9) and Martin Seymour-Smith (LRB v16.#12). All 3 letters and the original review were each published under the title "Lauraphobia."
 
F9460 letter to Joe Sambrook (letter)
 
  21 Apr 1994 letter written from Carradale - no printed publication.
Available online as part of the CSHL Archives Repository - see also letters F9320 and F9330
 
F9997 letter to James Watson (letter)
 
  unknown A review of the Nov 2012 The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix says that it includes part or all of a letter from NMM to James Watson. This did not appear in the original 1968 edition. The original date of this letter is unkown.
 
F9999 "Thought from a Wilderness" (letter)
 
  undated pp ?? of "The New Statesman" - exact date unknown - undated clipping only seen
 
 

Published Letters to Naomi Mitchison  
This part of the Letters section lists any published letters written to Naomi Mitchison.
Unfortunately they often give only half of the story as her side of the conversation has not always been published.

       
letter from E M Forster




N4850 Dec 1923 "Morgan Comes to Tea" - printed with comments on pp101-6 of You May Well Ask (book A1060)
Reprinted on pp65-70 of E M Forster: Interviews and Recollections (ed J H Snape) - pub: Palgrave Macmillan in 1973
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letters from Neil M Gunn
  published in A Scottish Postbag: Eight Centuries of Scottish Letters (ed. George Bruce & Paul Henderson Scott) pub SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: Chambers (with The Saltire Society) - Oct 1986 - HB - 270pp
Book was expanded and reprinted in April 2002. The letters appear in a section of the book titled "A Flyting of Novelists" flanking a reply (see F4360 above) from NMM
 
N5005 18 Apr 1943 "Beyond Revolution" - letter #206 - pp 233
 
N5010 1943 "Dehydrated Potato" - letter #208 - pp 234
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letter from Hamish Henderson
 
N5305 29 Aug 1989 pp 286 (letter #234) of The Armstrong Nose: Selected Letters of Hamish Henderson (ed. Alec Finlay) pub SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: Polygon Press - 1986 - pb 369pp
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letters from Aldous Huxley
 
N5605 1925 An extract from a letter written to NMM in 1925 was published on pp 7 of "The Sunday Times - Section 6" on 2 May 1999. It follows an article reviewing Huxley's Those Barren Leaves as one of the Books of the Century.
 
N5610 c. 1 Aug 1921 pp 105 of Aldous Huxley: Selected Letters (ed. James Sexton) pub. USA, Chicago: Ivan R Dee - 2007 - HB - 497pp
 
N5615 23 Aug 1927 pp 361 of Aldous Huxley: Selected Letters (ed. James Sexton) pub. USA, Chicago: Ivan R Dee - 2007 - HB - 497pp
 
N5620 c. Jul 1930 pp 236 of Aldous Huxley: Selected Letters (ed. James Sexton) pub. USA, Chicago: Ivan R Dee - 2007 - HB - 497pp
 
N5622 13 Aug 1933 pp 372-373 of Aldous Huxley: Selected Letters (ed. James Sexton) pub. USA, Chicago: Ivan R Dee - 2007 - HB - 497pp
 
N5625 8 Oct 1938 pp 357 of Aldous Huxley: Selected Letters (ed. James Sexton) pub. USA, Chicago: Ivan R Dee - 2007 - HB - 497pp
 
N5630 5 Apr 1953 An extract from a letter written to NMM, dated 5 April 1953, was published in the "Daily Life" column on pp 41 of "The Times" on 5 Apr 2002. It contained reminiscences of Lewis Gielgud who had died earlier that year.
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letters from Wyndham Lewis
  published in The Letters of Wyndham Lewis (ed. William K Rose) in Jun 1964 by ENGLAND, London: Methuen - HB - 580pp
Book was reprinted in Jun 1964 by USA: Norfolk (CT): New Directions - HB - 580pp
 
N5905 5 May 1931 pp 201-202 - letter #191
 
N5910 11 Jul 1931 pp 203-204 - letter #193 - sent from Agadir in Morocco
 
N5915 29 Oct 1932 pp 211 - letter #199
 
N5920 3 Dec 1933 pp 213-214 - letter #202
 
N5925 11 Feb 1934 pp 216 - letter #205
 
N5930 28 Dec 1934 pp 232 - letter #220
 
N5935 30 May 1938 pp 258 - letter #242 - the date of this letter is tentative as it is not fully dated
 
N5940 24 Sep 1941 pp 298-299 - letter #278 - sent from Toronto
 
N5945 8 Jul 1942 pp 327-330 - letter #299 - sent from Toronto
 
N5950 26 Jan 1943 pp344-347 - letter #310 - sent from Toronto & refers to letter from NMM dated 15 Dec 1942
 
N5955 31 May 1943 pp 353-355 - letter #316
An extract from this letter was published on p25 of "The Times" on 31 May 2004 in the Daily Life column .
 
N5960 15 Aug 1943 pp 361-363 - letter #322
 
N5965 27 Oct 1945 pp 391-392 - letter #349
 
N5970 Apr 1947 pp 407-408 - letter #364
 
N5975 9 Apr 1951 pp 536-537 - letter #477 - refers to a long letter from NMM sent from Pakistan
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letters from George Orwell
 
N6005 17 Jun 1938 letter #454 - pp163 of Facing Unpleasanr Facts: 1937-1938 (Book 11 of The Complete Orwell) - pub. ENGLAND, London: Secker & Warburg - Sep 1999 - HB - 520pp
 
N6010 6 Aug 1942 letter #1361 - pp451 of All Propaganda is Lies: 1941-1942 (Book 13 of The Complete Orwell) - pub. ENGLAND, London: Secker & Warburg - Sep 1999 - HB - 592pp
 
N6015 11 Aug 1942 letter #1377 - pp470 of All Propaganda is Lies: 1941-1942 (Book 13 of The Complete Orwell) - pub. ENGLAND, London: Secker & Warburg - Sep 1999 - HB - 592pp
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letters from Llewelyn Powys
  An archive containing eight letters from Llewelyn Powys to NMM is held in the Cambridge University Library.
Two were selected for inclusion in Letters of Llewelyn Powys (ed. Louis Wilkinson) in 1943 by ENGLAND, London: The Bodley Head - HB - 331pp
The other six were reproduced in The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009) together with notes by Susan Rands.
 
N6105 8 Feb 1927 letter #119 sent from Owermoigne in Dorset - pp134 of Letters of Llewelyn Powys
 
N6110 1927 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
 
N6115 24 Jun 1928 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
 
N6120 Dec 1928 letter #150 sent from Anacapri in Italy - pp150 of Letters of Llewelyn Powys
 
N6125 23 Jan 1930 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
 
N6130 11 May 1930 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
 
N6135 14 Feb 1932 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
 
N6140 5 Jan 1937 pp?? of The Powys Society Newsletter (#66, Mar 2009)
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letters from Laura Riding
  In early 1937 Laura Riding sent out a letter requesting a reply to around 400 people worldwide. There were about 100 replies and 65 of these were included, with added comments by the editor, in a book which was advertised as "a symposium on the state of the world"
 
N6205 ?Feb 1937 pp 15-19 of The World and Ourselves: Volume 4 of Epilogue (ed. Laura Riding) in 1938 by ENGLAND, London: Chatto & Windus - HB - 529pp
The letter/request is available online at the Nottingham Trent University website - as part of their Laura Riding archive.
 
N6210 6 Mar 1937 NMM replied at length to the request above (see F3730 above) - to which Laura Riding sent this letter in response.
Both of these letters are available online as above.
 
N6215 11 Mar 1937 NMM replied again the the letter of 9 Mar (see F3735 above) - and Laura Riding once again replied.
All 5 letters in this exchange are available online as above.
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letters from Stevie Smith
 
N6505 1937 pp ?240 of History in Our Hands: A Critical Anthology - (ed. Patrick Deane) - ENGLAND, Leicester: Leicester University Press - 1998 - HB - 406pp
An extract from a letter is included in this book. It is not known whether the full letter has been published - or whether this extract is the same as the next item.
 
N6510 ???? pp 126 of Stevie Smith: A Critical Boigraphy - (ed. Frances Spalding) - ENGLAND, London: Faber & Faber - 1988 - HB - 400pp
This book has been updated and/or reprinted several times - including 1990 and 2002 An extract from a letter is included in this book. It is not known whether the full letter has been published - or whether this extract is the same as the previous item.
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letters from Olaf Stapledon
  published in An Olaf Stapledon Reader (ed. Robert Crossley) in 1997 by USA, Syracuse (NY): Syracuse University Press - HB - 314pp
 
N6805 10 Jul 1940 pp 281-282
 
N6810 10 Jun 1944 pp 282
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letters from J R R Tolkien
  except where noted these were published in The Letters of J R R Tolkien (ed. Humphrey Carpenter) in 1981 by ENGLAND, London: Geo Allen & Unwin - HB - 480pp
See news item X7100 for subsequent sale of some of these letters.
 
N7105 18 Dec 1949 pp 157 - letter #122
 
N7110 25 Apr 1954 pp 193-197 - letter #144
 
N7115 25 Sep 1954 pp 212-214 - letter #154 - An unsent portion of this letter is also included as letter #155 on pp 215.
 
N7120 29 Jun 1955 pp 231 - extract from letter #164
 
N7125 8 Dec 1955 pp 246 - extract from letter #176
 
N7130 15 Oct 1959 pp 315 - extract from letter #220
 
N7135 8 Nov1959 a precis of a two-page letter, dated 8 Nov 1959, that was not reproduced in The Letters of J R R Tolkien is included in an auction catalogue. The letter is, nonetheless, listed here for completeness.
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