Items (19 total)
Transcripts of the letters of John Jarmain
Transcripts of 120 letters of the poet John Jarmain to his wife Beryl, with whom he regularly corresponded after travelling to North Africa and South Italy during the Second World War. The letters are dated from 17 June 1942 to 04 November 1943.…
Aerogram dated 14 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard describing the difficulties of every day life in the camp in the mountains of North Africa, including references to a party held in their honour at the local village hotel, Tunis, Tobruk, Benghazi and the Eight Army. Storks and…
Aerogram dated 9 May 1943
Manuscript letter from Tunisia.
Airgraph dated 7 May 1943
Manuscript letter.
Aerogram dated 6 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia including references to his wife's life at home, life in the army and diseases.
Letter dated 30 April 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning life in the army in Tunisia, the North African war, Tunis and ancient Carthage, Jerusalem, the film 'Desert Victory' by Boulting and the Bishop's Stortford's cinema, African birds.
Aerogram dated 21 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Airgraph dated 27 April 1943
Manuscript letter from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 19 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Letter dated 16 April 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning life in the desert, an imminent battle, Misurata, and bee-eaters.
Letter dated 12 April 1943
Manuscript letter including references to bombing in Europe, troops advancing in the desert towards Tunis, Rommel and telephones.
Airgraph dated 12 April 1943
Manuscript letter written while moving along the Tunisian coast towards Enfidaville, through Sfax and Sousse.
Aerogram dated 8 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard mentioning a battle and every day life in the desert including references to a jeep. Jarmain might be referring to the battle of the Mareth line or the attack at Wadi Akarit.
Airgraph dated 4 April 1943
Manuscript letter.
Letter dated 4 April 1943
Manuscript letter including references to the publication of the poems and royalties. Envelope also including a newscutting, a Christmas card and a couple of letters to John, some poems by Sarah Stailey: 'The Return of Persephone', 'Beware!',…
Airgraph dated 31 March 1943
Manuscript letter referring to the battle of the Mareth Line.
Aerogram dated 26 March 1943: draft of poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems'
Manuscript lettercard including the poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems', probably written from the Mareth line and sent from Medenine in Tunisia.
Letter dated 21 March 1943
Manuscript letter discussing about the poems 'Yone May', 'For Alemein [Alamein]', 'Orchids', 'Sand' and including references to Capetown, Tripoli and a scheme including Italian speaking interpreters, Churchill, jobs options after the end of the war,…
Aerogram dated 10 March 1943
Manuscript lettercard including references to Cairo and Tripoli and a second 'Alamein' poem on which Jarmain has started to work.
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March