Letters, poems and notes from Otto Samson to his wife Elizabeth (nee Muriel Elizabeth Richards) before and after their marriage. Letters of reference for Muriel Elizabeth Richards from various previous employers (1925, 1938). Letters, postcards and greetings cards to Otto and Elizabeth Samson from family, friends and acquaintances. Letter to Otto Samson from William G. Archer (Victoria and Albert Museum) 1966. A love poem titled 'To M.R.' and signed 'R.S.'. Two short limericks (presummably by Samson). Business cards belonging to Samson, Gheorghe Vasile (Second Secretary of the Rumanian People's Republic), Alexandru Lazareanu (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Rumanian People's Republic), and Dr Roland Bramley. Leaflet from Tak Lung: Chinese Art and Curios (Kowloon, Hong Kong). A collection of small black and white photographs of Samson, his friends and relatives, and places visited in the UK and abroad.
Otto Samson: Letters and Photographs
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