Jennings, Reginald (Rex) A V

Date:
1953
Reference:
PENROSE/3/10/6
Part of:
L. S. Penrose Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Five letters from R A V Jennings to Penrose. Contains the following:
  • Letter dated 2 January 1953 regarding a picture of Penrose's son, Jonathan, in the Daily Sketch, and reminiscences of school days
  • Letter dated 10 May 1957 regarding a radio talk by Penrose on "a Hystrichotic family" [histrionic personality disorder?]
  • Letter dated 26 November 1958 regarding Jennings' work and his views on the decriminalisation of homosexuality
  • Letter dated 23 August 1966 regarding Jennings' reitrement from Marlborough College, and historical "curative" treatments of lunacy
  • Letter dated 27 Oct 1966 regarding Jennings' holiday in Edinburgh, air travel, and the chess career of Jonathan Penrose
  • Publication/Creation

    1953

    Physical description

    5 letters plus 1 envelope

    Location of duplicates

    A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

    Terms of use

    The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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    Location of original

    The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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