Unique Archive Of Poetry, Autobiographical Writings, Letters, Ephemera, Etc. Of English Writer Dorothy Field Dudley Short, Author Of Early English Book On Sikhism

Small Archive Of Writings, Letters, And Ephemera By Dorothy Field, Mrs. Norman Dudley Short, English Writer, Editor, Musician And Activist Circa 1920-1960, Who Also Taught Music And Art. She Studied Music, Authored Old Men And Children Circa 1912, Authored The Religion Of The Sikhs In 1914, Married Caricaturist Norman Dudley Short In 1922, Reporter For Times Educational Supplement 1923-1927, Was An Activist And Later Local And National Officer Of The National Council Of Women Of Great Britain From 1930 Into The 1950'S And Authored Articles In Their National House Organ She Wrote The Children's Book Judy And The Magic Rocket 1933 (Now Scarce As Publisher's Works Were Bombed And Half Print Run Lost), Also The Green Man And The Girl Who Walked Side-Ways, School Readers, 1930'S, Also To Be Or Not To Be (League Of National Life), In Poet's Choice, 1944, Also Long Sections On Sikhism In The Eleven Religions, Circa 1946,Also "Readings From World Religions" 1951. Included In The Archive Are 1. Book Of Poetry By Field, Title Page Inscribed To Her Mother, Unpaginated But About 100 Pp, Undated, Circa 1920 (?). 2. Poetry, About 50 Sheets, With Transmittal Note Indicating That "Some Are Quite Old", Some Were Published In "Poetry Of Today" Or "Poetry Quarterly", One Published In "The Sign" When She Was 16, Another In "Mothers In Council" (Which She Edited), One In "The New Age" November 1918, Marked As Such; Some Dated, Some Signed, Many With Handwritten Changes 3. Folder Of Autobiographical Writings And Letters And Ephemera, 1898 To 1970'S.Post Card Ad For Readings From World Religions, Watts & Co, 1951. Two Folders Of Letters And A Few Photocopied Letters, To/From Short, Usually Correspondence With Her Daughter And Other Relatives. Passports, Letters, Docuents For Her Daughter June And Son-In-Law The Screenwriter David Law. …