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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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.