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Appreciated Beaton's letter. Beaton is having terrible times in England. Thinks of Beaton and all of her friends continually and longs to be with them all. Is not happy. Discusses Newport. Came here to see John Julius. Asks Beaton to tell Alice Harding that she went to see Ivan Obolensky while at Newport. He is in a lovely school and he is a handsome boy. He is being coached for a football team.

Blue hardback notebook, divided into two sections. One section of the notebook contains notes for Beaton's 1954 lecture tour. The other section contains miscellaneous notes, some of which refers to the actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).

Photographic print from the National Portrait Gallery of a self portrait of Cecil Beaton with his camera.

Print from the National Portrait Gallery of a photograph of Cecil Beaton taken in about 1928 by Curtis Moffat and Olivia Wyndham.

Printed bound booklet and cover letter concerning press coverage of Sotheby's 'Beaton at Large' exhibition (10th-20th February 2004). Includes black-and-white photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles about the exhibition and the centenary of Beaton's birth in general.

Printed booklet, containing the alphabetical index of Beaton's studio archive. Also includes an introduction to the archive, quotations from Beaton's diaries and short biographical notes. Produced by Sotheby's Picture Library.

Autograph letter signed, written from Lismore Castle, County Waterford, the home of Lord and Lady Cavendish. CB describes the fun he is having with 'Dellywelly', ie Lady Cavendish, formerly Adele Astaire. He asks if Anita has seen the book Life and Lillian Gish which is 'the most astounding nonsense'. His sister Nancy is getting married 18 January, after which he sails for New York. The letter is undated, but dateable from its content to the latter part of 1932.

Order of service for CB's funeral at All Saints Church, Broadchalke, 23 January 1980. Order of service for CB's memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields, 6 March 1980. A copy of Richard Buckle's typed address for Beaton at his memorial service.

Autograph letter signed to Mummie from Kweilin. They are still stuck due to ceaseless rain which prevents air travel. His clothes are not warm enough and it is a place of no interest, but he has enjoyed good Chinese food and went to the theatre where he enjoyed going backstage and seeing the costumes and remarkable make-up at close range. Has been taken around by a man who has lived in Shanghai and knows the area. Men are stuck there with nothing but their work, not even drink, except for rice alcohol which tastes of petrol and is mixed with fruit juice and served in teapots. Describes a visit to a Chinese restaurant. If the weather has not changed they will leave tomorrow by train. He would have seen nothing of the country if he had not come with the general as petrol is scarce. He is becoming accustomed to the poverty of China. If the war continues, England may experience the same. Feels very remote from the rest of the world. His travelling companions are very agreeable, but he would still like to get back to the fleshpots of Calcutta. On an extra sheet headed 'Later' he confirms that they will be leaving tomorrow. Though he's tried to get to factories with the camera for the Ministry of Information, the enforced stay has been frustrating. After tomorrow they travel by truck, and there may be less news from him, though he looks forward to hearing from home. He arrived in Chunking [sic] eight days ago and it seems an eternity. He hasn't found material for a book or photographs here as he did on his last trip.

Autograph letter signed to Mummie from Palm Beach. Undated, but dateable as 'The Little Glass Clock' opened in Princeton on 19 February 1956. Is flying back to New York with Mrs Guest after 4 days in Palm Beach. Has enjoyed it, particularly after the vulgarity of the Johnsons in Miami and tough weeks in New York. Has done a lot of work, as all the richest people in the USA are there vying with each other to get pictures from him. Has done a big portrait of Mrs Johnson and several drawings of Zizi Guest and is about to draw old Mrs Guest. Comments later that she didn't like his drawing, but they got on well. Later, has flown back to New York with Zizi Guest. Is going to Princeton tomorrow for the opening of 'Little Glass Clock', then on Thursday to Philadelphia for a last check up of 'Pygmalion' before New York. It is going to be a colossal success, with tickets booked up weeks in advance. Will be free to enjoy 10 quieter days before returning home. Will tell her about the Loel Guinness house, which has been completely reconverted, later.