Letter, [1933] May 4, 52 Tavistock Square [London] to [Bianca Weiss]., 1933 May 04

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
Title
Letter, [1933] May 4, 52 Tavistock Square [London] to [Bianca Weiss].
Dates
1933 May 04 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Leaf, ( )
Collection Number
Cage 4876
Summary
Autograph letter, signed, mainly in Italian, discussing Woolf's upcoming trip to Italy and other matters, from Virginia Woolf to her Italian teacher, Bianca Weiss. Weiss' name is not given in the letter; she is addressed as "Carissima Signora." The teacher's identity is found in an earlier letter from Woolf to Vita Sackville-West (February 14, 1933; published in The Letters of Virginia Woolf, ed. Nicolson, V, pp. 157, 175).
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Unpublished letter. Not included in The Letters of Virginia Woolf, ed. Nicolson. Purchase, Michael Silverman, 2005. Woolf was a well-known author whose works included novels, poetry, biography, travel books, and essays. She was the co-founder and operator of the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf. She was a member of the the Bloomsbury group, a circle of authors and other intellectuals living in or near the Bloomsbury district of London in the early twentieth century.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Autograph letter, signed, mainly in Italian, discussing Woolf's upcoming trip to Italy and other matters, from Virginia Woolf to her Italian teacher, Bianca Weiss. Weiss' name is not given in the letter; she is addressed as "Carissima Signora." The teacher's identity is found in an earlier letter from Woolf to Vita Sackville-West (February 14, 1933; published in The Letters of Virginia Woolf, ed. Nicolson, V, pp. 157, 175).

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
  • Bloomsbury group.
  • Letters -- England -- 20th century.
  • Weiss, Bianca.
  • Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. -- Correspondence.

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