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Robert Service correspondence [textual record]

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Date:

1910-1960.

Reference:

R504-32-7-E

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Item ID number:

136818

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Harold Edgar Tylor fonds

Robert Service correspondence
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Date(s):

1910-1960.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.03 m.

Language of material:

English

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The series consists of correspondence from Robert Service and his wife, Germaine, to Harold Tylor. The letters give a general idea of Service's movements during this time period. Several letters reveal that Tylor was the inspiration for characters in some of Service's novels and poems. During the Second World War the Service family fled from their home in France to North America, during which time Service visited family in Canada. After his return to Europe to live in Monte Carlo, the letters discuss the difficulties of post-war reconstruction. In many of the later letters Service comments on his age and health and Tylor's visit to Monte Carlo in about 1956. The final two letters in the series are written by Germaine Service and describe Service's final day and the continuing friendship between Germaine and Tylor. Also see the photograph series which includes a photo with an note, from Service to Tylor, on the reverse discussing the reason for a recent ailment of Service's.

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