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Ref NoDM1679/Box 1
TitleLady Chatterley's Lover trial papers: Lists of Witnesses; Proofs of Witnesses
DescriptionLady Chatterley's Lover trial papers: Lists of Witnesses; Proofs of Witnesses

Lists of witnesses: lawyer's lists of potential witnesses
Letter from Richard Du Cann to Jeremy Hutchinson, n.d.
Contains three hand written lists:
1. "Letters". Lists with witnesses and potential witnesses who sent replies. The list indicates if the witnesses are willing to assist Penguin Books at the trial or not, 4 sheets
2. "Categorising the letters of whose willing to help". Listing the witnesses into the following categories: authors, publishers, members of Universities, members of Parliament, psychiatrists, theologians, brief notes on the witneses, 4 sheets
3. "To be called", 1 sheet

16 different lists of witnesses

Proofs of witnessed (called and not called) in provisional order suggested by instructing solicitors.
Numbered from page 1-137 [missing pages: 106-108, 131-133]
These are the accounts written by named individuals listing their views on DH Lawrence and the trial.
Detailed typescript list names individuals available.

Copy of the Obscene Publications Act of 1959
See detailed typescript list in Special Collections for more detailed list of what is in each file. See also: http://www.bris.ac.uk/library/resources/specialcollections/archives/penguin/chatterley.html
Date1960
FormatManuscript
Extent1 box file
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