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Box Champernowne Box 15

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Photographs, 1940s - 1960s

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1940s - 1960s

Notes, 1970 - 1973

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/11/1
Scope and Contents

Contains notes of Champernowne's later years, possibly part of the manuscript for her autobiography, and drafts of letters.

Dates: 1970 - 1973

Manuscript, 1970 - 1973

 Item — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/11/2
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of part of Champernowne's autobiography, subsequently typed up.

Dates: 1970 - 1973

Typescript, 1970 - 1973

 Item — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/11/3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1970 - 1973

Ancestry, 2010

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/12
Scope and Contents

Internet printouts regarding Champernowne's family history.

Dates: 2010

Poetry, 1966 - 1967

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/13
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1966 - 1967

Funeral, 1973 - 1976

 File — Box: Champernowne Box 15
Reference code: 483/7/14
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1973 - 1976