To McCann Rodgers Estate 1942 Dec 22nd Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers000 Letter Telegram, Congratulations English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers000 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers000.jpg LHL Archive Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1337 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1946 Jun 24th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers001 Letter Hothwell House, London English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers001 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers001.jpg LHL Archive 10 Southwood Lane, Highgate, London N.6. 24/6/46 My dear Mercy, Greetings to George and yourself from Louis and myself. We share an office in Rothwell House now, which is most pleasant for me. So far I haven't done much but mooch around, but I expect soon to start some work. Routine here is very elastic and easy. Marie is coming to London in a few days and I'm looking forward very much to her coming, for I'll feel more settled when she's here. I haven't put away so many pints as I have this month. Hedli asked me what you were Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1338 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1946 Jun 24th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers002 Letter Switzerland, Highgate English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers002 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers002.jpg LHL Archive doing this summer. I said I didn't know but wondered if I had heard you mention a visit to London. Hedli said she would be very glad to accommodate you if you were coming to London. She and Louis are going to Switzerland in middle of July for 3 weeks. I have taken a tiny flat at Highgate from beginning of August. Do let me hear from you and give my fond regards to George. Yours Bertie Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1339 To McCann Rodgers Estate 19 Jan Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers003 Letter London English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers003 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers003.jpg LHL Archive Loughall house Armagh. Tuesday Dear Mercy, Many thanks for your note of invitation. I had thought indeed that I must have sadly offended you by my lapse of memory on the last occasion; but I am glad to find that it isn't so. Marie, by the way, has been in London since November last – taking an analytical course – and won't be home again until the end of February. And I alone sit lingering here. I shall be delighted to visit you on Sunday eve next provided that the roads are passable. No, I hadn't heard about Maurice James being in Armagh. Otherwise I certainly would have made a point of asking him out here. Excuse the delay in answering your note but I'm just getting over a bout of flu. Best wishes, Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1340 To McCann Rodgers Estate 19 Jan Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers004 Letter Invitation English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers004 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers004.jpg LHL Archive The House, Loughgall, Thursday Dear Mercy. Thank you for your invitation. Marie and I hope to see you on Sunday afternoon and will come early. Best wishes Bertie Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1341 To McCann Rodgers Estate 19 Jan Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers005 Letter Newcastle, Apologies English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers005 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers005.jpg LHL Archive Cloveneden, Loughgall. Sunday 28th Many thanks for inviting us to Vineycash. I should have been delighted to go but Marie has been ill for a long time and is now convalescing at Newcastle. So I am seldom at home except on Sundays. Best wishes to George and yourself, and apologies to Arthur Harvey. W.R.Rodgers. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1342 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1963 Sep 3rd Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers006 Letter Louis MacNeice, London English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers006 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers006.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex 3.9.63 (Phone: Colchester 4072) Dear George and Mercy. You'll have heard about Louis. I can hardly take it in. Like yourselves I loved the man and leaned on him even in his absence. Should either or both of you be coming over do come and stay with us. We've changed address. Hedli and Bimba arrived in London today. Love BertieRodgers. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1343 To McCann Rodgers Estate 19 Jan Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers007 Letter Postpone English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers007 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers007.jpg LHL Archive The House, Clovenden, Loughgall. Wed. Dear Mercy, I wonder would it be possible to postpone the visit you and Arthur were going to make here this weekend. Marie has not been well and is in bed at present and I expect will be for the next week. I am very very sorry about giving you such short notice for I had been looking forward to your visit, but I simply can't help it. Please explain to Arthur Harvey and assure him that I'm not just being evasive about meeting him. I think that, in the circumstances, it would be better to wait until I can fit a weekend. With apologies and best wishes Bertie Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1344 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1963 Sep 8th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers008 Letter Admiration English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers008 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers008.jpg LHL Archive (Col: 4070) 6 Victoria Road Colchester Essex 8.9.63 My dear Mercy, Just a note of love to you and George. And my admiration to George who was splendid, and a proper pillar of strength to everybody concerned. I'll write to you later, at length. Yours ever Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1345 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1964 Jun 23rd Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers009 Letter Dublin English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers009 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers009.jpg LHL Archive Phone (Colchester 4072) 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex 23.7.64 Dear George and Mercy, I trust you are well and it is too long since I have seen you. You may have heard that an American graduate; Julian Citizen (R.R.I. Kingsman, Indiana, U.S.A.) has been preparing a book on Louis' poetry. (George Frasen put him in touch with me). He lacks biographical knowledge of Louis and, to repair this, is visiting Ireland and England shortly. He will arrive in Belfast on August 6th; remaining “for an indefinite period” next going to Dublin and reaching London by August 10th. I don't, of course, know what he is like, but I have written to him suggesting he meet you. That is, if he gets the letter, the post being what it is. I shall be in Dublin, on a job, at the end of Sept, beginning of October, and if I have the wherewithal. I'd like to come and see you. Love Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1346 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1964 Nov 25th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers010 Letter Dublin, Golders Green English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers010 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers010.jpg LHL Archive (Phone: Col. 4072) 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex. 25 November 1964. Dear George, It's nice and cheering to get word from you and to hear that you are holding the fort. I look forward to having a coffee with you in January when I come to the Arts Council meeting and would you thank Mercy for letting me know that I'll probably get travel expenses; I was doubtful about this. I would have written to you sooner but what between post-Dublin weariness, work waiting for me here, and the worry of dealing for the children during Laurence's illness and the emergencies arising from it, there wasn't much time. Poor Laurence had a good and and proper turn-out at the funeral; it was almost like a meeting of the ecumenical council of the BBC. The children are well, and Laurence left them well provided for. He had a hard going but he bore it stoically and the children, Nina and John, looked after him devotedly. As you say, the last two years have made havoc among our friends and contemporaries. I sometimes think it would save time and funeral-travel if I got a job as resident fireman at Golders Green. Tell Hedli that Marianne Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1347 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1964 Nov 25th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers011 Letter Queen's University English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers011 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers011.jpg LHL Archive and I sympathise with her in her father's death and are grateful for her letter. I'm glad her recital at Queen's went so well. Tell me more about the exhibition you're getting ready for. I'm delighted that you're getting your hand in again. There's nothing so satisfying. I must rush now as I've got to take Lucy to a meeting. She, Marianne, and I send you both our love Yours Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1348 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Aug 3rd Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers012 Letter Kindness English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers012 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers012.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road Colchester, Essex. 3.8.65 Dear George, A brief and belated note to say how thankful I was to you and Mercy for your continuing kindness. And, may I say, how thankful always to you for your dignity and goodness, which gives me – as, I hope it does all people – goodness, dignity, and hope. You must stay with us. So please do. Yours ever Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1349 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Sep 7th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers013 Letter Belfast, Danish English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers013 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers013.jpg LHL Archive 27/9/65 My dearest Mercy, My gratitude to you for your great and continuing kindness. I was too disturbed by everything to be explicit and I suppose I shouldn't have left Belfast in such haste. But I just had to leave and you were a darling for helping me so well. I'll write more fully, soon. This, though, is a cri du coeur. I think I left you a list of people whom Harden should see if she wants a part-time job. Did I, in the course of doing this, leave behind me a small pocket-style hard-cover red notebook – my address-book, very important to me? Also a smaller book of the same sort with Danish addresses in the back of it? Also a tiny blue diary (not so important)? I'm sending a note to Harden to the same effect to see if I left it anywhere in her company, but she may not answer me. Also a note to Bob McCall's secretary to see if I left them there; could you send me Peter Montgomery's home address Love to you both. Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1350 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Oct 24th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers014 Letter Arts Council, Hillsborough English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers014 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers014.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex. 24. 10.65 My Dear Mercy, I'll be crossing to Belfast on Wed. next 27th Oct for the first meeting of the Poetry and Literature panel of the Arts Council on 28th Oct. I'll probably travel by a daylight flight – I've written to the Arts Council, insisting on this – and should be grateful if you could put me up for the night. Actually, since we're worried and ill-informed about the family-situation of Ellie and Anne, Marianne is going over to Belfast on Thursday afternoon, 28th, (ostensibly as a delegate to the Conference of the Soroptimist Club - which is being held in Belfast – fare paid, of course) and Jean has asked us to stay at Hillsborough for two or three nights, and discuss things. We'll be busy in Belfast during the day – but we do look forward to seeing you, and indeed this time we're rather relieved at not having to thrust ourselves on your unfailing hospitality when we know perfectly well that it isn't easy for you and that you have enough to deal with without putting yourself out for us at short notice. But this won't prevent us getting together, and, personally, I want to use the time properly instead Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1351 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Oct 24th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers015 Letter Louis MacNeice, London English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers015 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers015.jpg LHL Archive of wandering in a fog of what the psychologists call 'unlocalised emotion'. I've just received from Faber's a copy of 'The Strangers are False' – Louis' unfinished autobiography, edited by Dodds, and in case you haven't seen it I'll bring it across with me. Our love to George and you as always. Yours Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1352 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Nov 21st Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers016 Letter Queen's University English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers016 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers016.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex. 21.11.65 My dear Mercy. Forgive me for being so late in writing to you but I've been bewildered and bewooled by a lot of work and I've still got two deadlines to meet before I go to Belfast for a big Festival talk next Thursday. I'll go across on Wednesday: exactly what flight I don't know yet. Emmerson's secretary phoned me the other day and offered to put me up at the York Hotel, near Queen's, so I thought it best to let her arrange this, and not to trouble you this time. Our many thanks to you and George for your kindness last time. I look forward to seeing you. Love to you both. Yours ever Bertie Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1353 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1965 Dec 14th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers017 Letter The Spectator English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers017 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers017.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex 14.12.65 Dear George, Do you want a letter of apology for that poem from the literary editor of 'The Spectator' (who was directly responsible) or from The Editor? You can have either. Let me know by return, and oblige. Love to Mercy and yourself. In haste, Yours, Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1354 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1975 Dec 31st Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers018 Letter Philip Hobsbaum English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers018 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers018.jpg LHL Archive The Spectator 99 Gower Street London W.C.1 31 Dec Dear Dr McCann, A few weeks ago I gathered from Mr W R Rogers that, in a poem by Philip Hobsbaum we published, you were mentioned. I was most surprised to learn this as I naturally assumed when I accepted the poem that the people Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1355 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1975 Dec 31st Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers019 Letter Apologise English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers019 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers019.jpg LHL Archive named were certainly not living persons. I would like most sincerely to apologise for any offence caused by this episode – I accepted the poem in good faith and had no idea it had a factual basis, a biographical basis. Had I known of course, I would never have printed it. I am most sorry. Yours sincerely David Rees Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1356 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1966 Feb 1st Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers020 Letter Easter English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers020 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers020.jpg LHL Archive 6 Victoria Road, Colchester, Essex. 1.2.66 My dear Mercy, That was kind of you to send me the postal order. I'm sorry I disremembered the date of Alfred's party but I have had so many things to see to lately, and I had to go to Swansea on 27th for a lecture which took me about three days there and back. Many thanks for your goodness when I was in Belfast and for the good way your organised the talk to the Women Artists. I enjoyed that. Love to yourself and George, and I hope to see you before Easter. Yours Bertie. Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1357 To McCann Rodgers Estate 1966 Dec 16th Linen Hall Library Thursday, April 7, 2016 TIFF Rodgers021 Letter Translation English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/rodgers021 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Rodgers021.jpg LHL Archive 1102 College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711, U.S.A. 16 Dec 1966. My dear George, You are Mercy are always in my mind. This is just a brief note to wish you a happy Christmas. I'll write you a proper letter very soon, but meanwhile I'll just say that this has been a great translation of ourselves and we're all very happy about it. The weather here is like a warm English summer day. The mountains, tawny-gold, are fantastically lovely. I enclose 15 dollars in lieu of a Xmas gift. As the Danish saying goes - “When it rains on the forest it drips on the verges”. This place has been very good to me. I can't yet get over the recurring miracle of being paid regular money for talking! Do write to me, George, and tell me how things go with you both, and give my regards to all my good friends in Belfast. Would you ever write me out the words of the Skins' regimental song? Love from us all Yours ever Bertie Text WR Rodgers Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 10:45 1358