DL/A-Z//SOC - [Correspondence with the Society of Authors]

DL/A-Z//SOC

File

[Correspondence with the Society of Authors]

1984-2004

20 Letters (typescript and MS)
7 Documents
4 Invitation

Rushdie, Salman, 1947-

Society of Authors
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013

31 items, some highlighted.

DL/A-Z//SOC/001 [from Mark Le Fanu to Doris Lessing, 13/01/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that the centenary of the foundation will be marked by a publication of an anthology. Asks Lessing if she would be willing to contribute to the anthology. Encloses a list of proposed authors to be submitted for the anthology (item 002).

DL/A-Z//SOC/002 [from Mark Le Fanu to Doris Lessing, 26/06/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Encloses information about the upcoming awards ceremony, including an invitation list (item 007), a list of the judges for each of award (item 009), and a document detailing the history of each award (item 010).

DL/A-Z//SOC/013

Press release for award ceremony, 9 leaves, typed.
Details the awards ceremony, including information on each award, each individual nominated for the award, and the judges.

DL/A-Z//SOC/015 [from Mark Le Fanu to Doris Lessing, 11/07/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Thanks Lessing for presenting the prizes at the awards ceremony. Writes that the short speech Lessing gave about the Trask Awards were published that morning in the Daily Telegraph.

DL/A-Z//SOC/016 [from The Times to Doris Lessing, 19/09/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that Lessing's letter (missing) written in retaliation to a recent negative article published by The Times had been read by the editor, but they were not able to print it.

DL/A-Z//SOC/017 [from Doris Lessing to The Times, 22/09/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that she supports the Society of Authors and the readers of The Times do not know this because they refused to print her comments. Writes that she thinks it is "a shoddy, nasty little business".

DL/A-Z//SOC/018 [from The Times to Doris Lessing, 01/10/1984]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that they have published other writings in support of the Society, and encloses two press cuttings as evidence.

DL/A-Z//SOC/019 [from Philip Ziegler to Doris Lessing, 21/02/1989]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes of Ayatollah Khomeini's death threat to Salman Rushdie. Asks Lessing to sign an attached letter (missing) to The Times in support of Rushdie and to bring more publicity to the issue.

DL/A-Z//SOC/020 [from Doris Lessing to Philip Ziegler, 22/02/1989]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Begins the letter by writing that she will sign the letter, but "not very happily". Writes that she does not like assuring the government that she is in support of using "strongest possible measures". References the bombing of Gaddafi. Finishes the letter by withdrawing her willingness to sign the letter, "on second thought, I'm not signing it", writing that is gives an impression of hysteria.