Letters to and from Harold and Frida Laski

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 50 U DLA/43
  • Dates of Creation
    • 7 Aug 1922-15 Jun 1945
  • Physical Description
    • 7 items

Scope and Content

Letter from Herbert Darling Foster to Harold Laski:

i) Typescript letter signed (3 pp) sent from London. Advises Laski and requests information on possible sources for several seventeenth century texts on the 'Prince of Orange', Louis XIV, the Calvinists and John Locke. 7 August 1922

Letter from Walter Lippman to Harold Laski:

ii) Handwritten letter signed (2 pp) sent from Washington. 8 November 1924

Letter from Ramsay MacDonald to Harold Laski:

iii) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from London. Advises Laski that his article on Blackpool in the 'New Republic' contained incorrect claims. Refers to an American reaction to the publication. 21 November 1927

Letter to Frida Laski from T.S. Adams:

iv) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from Connecticut. Requests advice from Frida Laski concerning the personal affairs of Allyn Young after his death. 3 April 1929

Letter to Harold Laski from F. Gousev:

v) Typescript letter signed (1p) sent from Russia. Thanks Laski on behalf of Marshal J.V. Stalin, for his letter and hopes to strengthen the relationship between the countries. 15 June 1945

Letter from Frida Laski:

vi) Handwritten letter signed (2 pp). No address. Reports on a visit. No date

Letter from Diana Laski:

vii) Handwritten letter signed (1p). Merivale Hall. Comments upon holiday accommodation. No date

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