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

    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.

    Location of duplicates

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

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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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