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The Huntington Library
Title: Christopher Isherwood letters to John Zeigel
Identifier/Call Number: mssCIJZ
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1961-1962
Abstract: Six letters from Christopher Isherwood to his friend John Zeigel, 1961-1962.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Christopher Isherwood letters to John Zeigel, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Big Star Books and Music, January 2022.
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was a British-American author and screenwriter. Born in England, he emigrated to the United
States in 1939 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1946.
Six typed letters, signed, from Christopher Isherwood to John Zeigel, who was living in Jalisco, Mexico, at the time. Most
were sent from Isherwood's home in Santa Monica, California, though a few were written during a trip to London. Letters discuss
Isherwood's current literary projects, publishing, teaching, and travels, his partner Don Bachardy's artistic career, and
friends including W.H. Auden and Gerald Heard. The last letter is dated November 9 but has no year; it is likely from November
1962, soon after the death of Zeigel's partner Ed Halsey.
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in February 2022.
Related Materials at the Huntington
- Christopher Isherwood papers, CI 1-4758; FAC 1346-1397
- Christopher Isherwood letters and postcards to Annie Avis, Emily Machell, Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood ; Richard Isherwood diary, mssHM 83257-83266
- Christopher Isherwood letters to Gerald Hamilton, mssHM 82401-82421
- Christopher Isherwood letters to John B.L. Goodwin, mssHM 83696-83698
- Christopher Isherwood letters to Lincoln Kirstein, mssHM 81664-81741
- Christopher Isherwood letters to Richard Isherwood, mssHM 83231-83233
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay authors -- United States
Letters (correspondence)
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971
Zeigel, John