Box Champernowne Box 15
Contains 7 Results:
Photographs, 1940s - 1960s
Photos of unknown people and places that belonged to Irene, but do not appear to be related to Withymead. The house is possibly Primrose Cottage.
Notes, 1970 - 1973
Contains notes of Champernowne's later years, possibly part of the manuscript for her autobiography, and drafts of letters.
Manuscript, 1970 - 1973
Manuscript of part of Champernowne's autobiography, subsequently typed up.
Typescript, 1970 - 1973
Complete typescript of Irene Champernowne's autobiography. Includes typed copies of some letters, that perhaps were intended to be published within the autobiography. Includes some annotations by Irene.
Ancestry, 2010
Internet printouts regarding Champernowne's family history.
Poetry, 1966 - 1967
Two volumes of Irene's poetry, privately printed at Dartington. 'The Wind of the Spirit' (1966) and 'Pledge of Life' (1967). Both are inscribed by Irene 'To Eddie'. They are dedicated to Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst. Irene frequently expressed herself through poetry, as evidenced elsewhere in this archive such as 483/7/3 and 483/7/11/1. Also see Dorothy Elmhirst's letters for discussion about Irene's poetry.
Funeral, 1973 - 1976
Order of service for Champernowne's Requiem Mass, and the eulogy given by the Reverend Neville Boundy, on 11 June 1976. The quote in arabic reads 'I will set my face to the wind...' is from an arab proverb, that Irene wrote to Anthony Stevens 15 November 1971, by which time she had been diagnosed with cancer. Irene writes about her visit to the middle east in her autobiography.