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Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning Beaton's stay in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a trip to Bora Bora and Australia. Also includes a typescript programme for a dinner with the Governor-General at Admiralty House, Sydney, attended by Beaton on 27th January 1968.

Includes three autograph, manuscript letters concerning maintenance work at Reddish and applicants for the position of cook; Beaton's trip to Bora Bora; correspondence with George Weidenfeld (1919-2016) about the publication of Beaton's work - most likely 'The Best of Beaton' (Weidenfeld, 1968); and the money received from Palm Beach Galleries, Florida, for the exhibition of Beaton's work.

Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning Beaton's visit to Poland and Czechoslovakia in September 1967; his photographic work for 'Vogue' magazine; and the English ballerina, Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991).

Includes two autograph, manuscript letters concerning the English painter, Francis Cyril Rose (1909 - 1979); the funeral of Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967); the garden at Reddish; typescript draft copies of 'The Best of Beaton' (Weidenfeld, 1968); and Lord Garnock (1926-1989). The final page of the second letter is missing.

Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning Beaton's trip to Barbados and Grenada in February 1966, and to Tunisia in April 1966; work for the 1966 Metropolitan Opera House productionof 'La Traviata'; Beaton's photographic work for 'Vogue' magazine; and the fashion editor and columnist, Allene Tallmey (1903-1986).

Includes four autograph, manuscript letters, dated February - September 1966, concerning the General Election; reviews of Truman Capote's book, 'In Cold Blood' (1966); the publication of Beaton's photographs in 'The Daily Express'; and a holiday in Vallabrix, France. Also includes a single manuscript letter, dated January 1965, in which Hose describes going to see the body of Winston Churchill (1874-1965), lying in state inside Westminster Hall for the three days prior to his state funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral on the 30th January 1965.

Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning a summer cruise aboard the yacht of Cécile de Rothschild (1913-1995), with other guests, including Greta Garbo (1904-1990); a trip to Venice; and discussions with the magazine editor and publisher, Alexander Liberman (1912-1999), regarding Beaton's work for 'Vogue' magazine.

Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning 'My Fair Lady' (1964); Beaton's photographic work for 'Vogue' magazine; a trip to Morocco in May 1964 to photograph the King; and details of a trip to Turkey with Kinmont 'Kin' Hoitsma (1934-2013), including a planned itinerary.

Includes typescript and manuscript letters concerning 'Turandot' (1963); an article about Beaton printed in 'The Daily Express'; Reddish; property investment; and the wedding of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon. Angus Ogilvy (24th April 1963).

Includes typescript and manuscript letters concerning photographic requests; Eleanor Lambert (1903-2003); work for the 1964 Hollywood film, 'My Fair Lady'; the lyricist, Alan J. Lerner (1918-1986); photographs and features for 'Vogue' magazine, the 'Sunday Times', 'Ladies' Home Journal' and other publications; the British ballet dancer and choreographer, Frederic k Ashton (1904-1988); 'Turandot' (Covent Garden Opera Company, 1963); the American talent agent, Irving Lazar (1907-1993); the actress, Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993); the film director, George Cukor (1899-1983); and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the 22nd November 1963.