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Letter from Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (1881-1959), Earl of Halifax. Unable to accept the invitation

Letter from Eddie Smith to John Rae. Apologising for keeping the typescript for so long. (see previous entry).

Letter from E.C. Gilbert, 28th December. Asks permission to sketch an unpublished Saxon baluster shaft in the Deanery library - also make a few architectural notes and diagrams of the Crypt and Triforium.

Letter from D.V. Wavey (S.P.C.K. House), 11th June 1954. Hope Costley White has proposed a children's book on the Letters of Paul (along the lines of St Luke's Story of Jesus, publ. 1938). Discusses the economic problems of such a project in this day and age, but asks to see the proposal.

Letter from Duncan Horsefield, 18th February 1953. Regrets Harold Costley White's decision to retire, not least because of his conscientious and regular attendance at Convocation.

Letter from Dr. Nathaniel Micklem, 30th December 1963. Harold Costley White far from well - hence this letter of thanks, for reassuring him 60 years before from the pulpit at Rugby that religion is an exciting business, a message he needed during a difficult stage of his life.

Letter from Dr G.C. Milner, 19th December 1947. Stranded overnight in Gloucester, saw the Costley-White name on a book in the window of W.H. Smith, knew the name was unusual and established at the cathedral that it really was Harold Costley White. Remembers his kindness towards him while a boy at Rugby when he burst out crying one Sunday morning because his father was dying.

Letter from Dr Eric Lionel Mascall (1905-1993), theologian. Thanks for delightful evening on 30 Aug;

Letter from Dr Dykes-Bower. JPW

Letter from Dorothy Preston, 31st March. Memories of a recently deceased mutual friend, whose deathbed Hope Costley White attended.