| Description | This bundle contains a series of colour copies of 19 letters on 28 leaves of A4 paper written by or on behalf of Margaret Hodge (Whitaker née Hodge) to Mr. Carroll of publishing house Macmillan and Co. Ltd., concerning the development of artworks for illustration of 'Tijah, Mat dan Nor': the letters are dated 11 Nov 1954 - 19 Oct 1955. The letters dated 9 May 1955 and 24 May 1955 were written by a friend on behalf of Margaret, as she had had a fall and fractured her arm. The letter dated 7 Jan 1955 is a copy of the final version of the draft letter GB1076.MTTC/2/4/33. There are 2 further letters in the bundle, both dated 16 Jul 2015 and printed on 4 leaves of A4 paper, which concern aspects of copyright in the artworks produced in preparation for 'Tijah, Mat dan Nor' and the provenance of the letter collection. The original letters are held by the Macmillan Archive, Reading University Library Special Collections and the copies are in the Knowsley collection by permission. |