LADY NOVAR to SCOTT, Raith, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, n.d

Component identifier:: Item 28-29
Content Summary:: Acknowledges Scott's letter of sympathy on the occasion of the death of Lady Novar's brother; refers to Scott's pleasure reading Letters of Cecil Spring Rice; the proposal to send Scott the Life of Lord Carmichael; other references to books; the progress of Scott's war history; Australian news; the British Government and retrenchment; the Conservative Party and the question of Bladwin's leadership together with the supposed influence of Beaverbrook; Lord Novar's absence from Conservative Party meeting; and Mrs Scott's proposed visit to China.
Immediate source of acquisition:: The papers of Sir Ernest and Lady Scott, together with a small number of books, were presented to the Library in 1958 by Miss Diana Dyason, Lady Scott's niece. They had been examined by Lady Scott in 1956, the year before her death, and many items carry her explanatory notes.

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