| Description | Eunice Frost Papers
Personal correspondence, 1960s.
Laura Ashley appointments diary, 1981.
Exhibition invitations and catalogues, 1960s.
Order of service for the memorial service for Henry George Rushbury at Saint James's Church, Piccadilly on 23 July 1968. With obituary.
Invitation to the marriage of Cicely Caroline Whitefield to Flight-Lieutenant E. R. Bitmead at Twickenham Church on 18 May [n.y.]
Photographs of Ben Baldwin and family, Chicago, U.S.A, c.1946., wrapped inside a card announcing the birth of Thomas John Kempinski on 24 March 1938.
Card announcing the birth of Margaret Tager on 6 May 1939.
Design Research Unit
Christmas card from the Design Research Unit featuring a reproduction of a sketch by Victor Pasmore and signed by 'Milner', 'Misha', and 'Marcus Brumwell (1984 was good)'.
Penguin Books
Letter from Alan Hill, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., to James Reeves, 21 July 1965. Hill informs Reeves that he has received a letter from Penguin saying that Mr Godwin has decided not to make an offer from Reeves' Understanding Poetry and will return the proof copy.
'News from Penguin' press release: 'The Minister of Housing Allows Penguin Books Planning Appeal', 20 December 1965. Concerning Penguin's appeal against Middlesex County Council's decision not to allow them to develop part of a 7½ acre site adjoining their head office on the Bath Road, Harmondsworth.
Puffin Books
Letter from Eleanor Graham to Eunice Frost, n.d. [April 1966]. Graham is sorry to hear that Frost is ill again and that she won't see her at the Puffin party. Graham had thought that she would be unable to attend the party because it fell in Holy Week, but had decided to attend when Kaye Webb told her that Frost would also be there. Graham wonders whether she has Frost to thank for Penguin's second thoughts about the pension, adding "I hope Allen felt it to be right. It was very generous." Graham offers Frost advice on gaining spiritual peace.
Puffin's 25th Birthday competition entry form, 1966.
Newspaper cutting of an article about The Puffin Club, The Bookseller, 11 March 1967. The article mentions claims that the Puffin Club's publicity material had to be withdrawn due to the word 'psychedelic' being used in it.
Invitation from The Directors of The Bodley Head and Penguin Books to Eunice Frost to join them at the Members' Restaurant, Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, London, on 24 October 1968 to celebrate the publication of the first six Picture Puffins and to meet Norman Hunter.
Harry Kemp
Harry Kemp, 'Poems as of Now' (1969).
Letters from Harry Kemp to Eunice Frost, 1959.
Allen Lane
Letter from Allen Lane to Eunice Frost, 12 July 1967. Lane writes from on board a flight to a two day sales meeting in Baltimore. Lane informs Frost that 'the last conspirator', Tony Walker, will be leaving Penguin next week. Lane mentions that he has just read the Harold Nicolson [diaries?]. Lane plans to announce in December his planned retirement as managing director in June, but that he will continue as chairman, adding that 'I'm afraid that Harry [Paroissien?] just isn't good enough to fill the bill although it will be a bit of a shock to him when I tell him at the end of the year. The present set-up is doing well although one has to do a bit of spine stiffening from time to time.' Christine Lane and David [Teale] have both graduated and intend to get married. Lane may go to Australia in the New Year as he intends to end Stevens' contract at the end of 1968 and to put John Powers and Michie jointly in charge. Edward Boyle has taken over the Vigo Street operation and is now vice-chairman, though Lane doubts whether he has the staying power. The new warehouse is nearing completion and there may be a quiet opening party on 4th August, which will be thirty years to the day since Lane's father laid the foundation stone. Nora's daughter, Philippa, is currently staying at West Drayton but will return to Australia in October, her brother John has been working in South Africa and Richard is now a fully-fledged geologist.
Letter from Allen Lane to Eunice Frost, 22 February 1968. Lane suggests that rather than sending Frost a copy of everything Penguin publishes that from now on he sends her a copy of the monthly list on which she should mark the books she is interested in seeing.
Letter from Lettice Lane and Allen Lane to Eunice Frost, 19 October 1968. Lettice hopes Frost has settled into her new house and informs her that Allen had a bad night and will not risk leaving him again, adding that 'the combination of Kaye [Webb] and red wine exhausted him!' Mrs Traill was overcome by the money Frost sent her. Lettice hopes Frost enjoyed the party with William Gaunt. Allen suggests that Frost visits on Guy Fawkes day [Frost's birthday].
John Lehmann
Letter from John Lehmann to Eunice Frost, 3 March 1941 [written on Penguin New Writing headed notepaper]. Lehmann thanks Frost for offering to help with the manuscripts which he promises to send to her if his workload gets too much, however, his sister [Rosamond Lehmann] is now helping him. He will let Frost know about the Gavin Ewart story and informs her that two of his original manuscripts have been lost in the post.
J.M. Richards
Letter from Jim Richards to Eunice Frost, 22 November 1965. Richards tells Frost to let him know when she is next in London so that they can meet for a drink.
Hans Schmoller
Letter from Hans Schmoller to Eunice Frost, 8 October 1967. Schmoller would like Frost to keep the Stanbrook Abbey Press items, suggests places where she could buy some attractive books and thanks her for sending him the 'Scientific Americans'.
Note from Hans Schmoller to Eunice Frost, n.d [1972]. Schmoller informs Frost that Richard Kennedy's book ['A Boy at the Hogarth Press'] will appear in a trade edition from Heinemann, in addition to the limited edition published by an ex-student of the London College of Printing. With a flyer advertising an exhibition of drawings by Richard Kennedy at the Gallery Edward Harvane, London, 19 January-19 February 1972. |