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Box Champernowne Box 11

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Correspondence between Gilbert Champernowne and Barbara Hannah, 1950 - 1959

 File — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 483/6/1/1
Scope and Contents

Gilbert Champernowne had his dreams analysed by Barbara Hannah, with Hannah providing analyses of them in her letters. Contains some copies of descriptions of Gilbert's dreams. There are two copies of letters presumably from Gilbert to Barbara Hannah, discussing Withymead and tensions surrounding it and discussing Irene Champernowne, Florida Scott-Maxwell and others.

Dates: 1950 - 1959

Correspondence: various, 1892 - 1959

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/1/2
Scope and Contents

Letters from Ben Belton, Leonard Elmhirst, Bessie Harding plus photographs of Bessie at Roadwater and Helton 'Peter' Godwin Baynes. Also contains sketches made by Gilbert as a child, and a colour photograph of Gilbert, Irene and friends/colleagues dated 1959.

Dates: 1892 - 1959

References, c1920 - 1940

 File — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 483/6/2
Scope and Contents

Gilbert Champernowne's references including two from Helton 'Peter' Godwin Baynes and the editor The Guardian, Covent Garden.

Dates: c1920 - 1940

Testimonials, 1920 - 1959

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/3
Scope and Contents

Includes an application for the British Medical Association.

Dates: 1920 - 1959

Illness and death, 1959

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/4
Scope and Contents

Includes The Times obituary notice; response from Irene to letters of condolence.

Dates: 1959

Funeral service, 1959 - 1965

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/5
Scope and Contents

Includes order of service for Gilbert's funeral; a poem by Irene for Gilbert; information regarding a memorial service held 1965.

Dates: 1959 - 1965

Will, 1952 - 1959

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/6
Scope and Contents

Gilbert Champernowne's will.

Dates: 1952 - 1959

Letters of condolence to Irene Champernowne, 1959

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 11
Reference code: 483/6/7
Scope and Contents

There is a list of names that letters were received from. Notable names include Karl Jung, Laurens van der Post, Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst, Amy Buller, Michael Edwards, John Trevelyan and Hans Hollander. Some letters sent whilst Gilbert was unwell towards the end of his life, and some replies from Irene.

Dates: 1959