St John‘s College Personal Collections

8th August, 1923 - 10th September, 1923

Beaton/B/13
Item
8 August 1923–10 September 1923

Hardback notebook; includes descriptions of Beaton's experiences as a student at Cambridge and at home in Hyde Park Street.

11th September, 1923 - 9th October, 1923

Beaton/B/14
Item
11 September 1923–9 October 1923

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Hardback notebook; includes descriptions of Beaton's experiences as a student at Cambridge and at home in Hyde Park Street.

9th October, 1923 - 1st November, 1923

Beaton/B/15
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9 October 1923–1 November 1923

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Hardback notebook; includes descriptions of Beaton's experiences as a student at Cambridge.

1st November, 1923 - 30th November, 1923

Beaton/B/16
Item
1 November 1923–30 November 1923

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Hardback notebook; includes descriptions of Beaton's experiences as a student at Cambridge.

20th December, 1923 - 14th January, 1924

Beaton/B/18
Item
20 December 1923–14 January 1924

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Green notebook; includes descriptions of Beaton's experiences as a student at Cambridge and at home in Hyde Park Street.

Correspondence files

Beaton/D/1
Subseries
1924–1983

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Correspondence relating to specific projects.

Miscellaneous

Beaton/D/1/10
File
1924–1983

Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Includes articles, sketches, correspondence and reviews, notably a collection of letters relating to an exhibition of Beaton's work at the National Portrait Gallery."Beaton Portraits: 1928 - 1968" was organised by the Gallery's then Director, Sir Roy Strong, in 1968. A more recent exhibition of Beaton's work was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 2004. In addition, the file includes correspondence relating to the musical fantasy film, 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever', released in June 1970. Adapted from Alan Lerner's book for the original stage production (1965), the screenplay for "On a Clear Day" was written by Lerner, with costumes designed by Beaton. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Barbara Streisand as Daisy Gamble. The producer was Howard W. Koch.

14th January, 1924 - 26th January, 1924