| Description | This series contains the personal correspondence Messel exchanged with his wide circle of friends of friends throughout his life. Messel moved in many circles, from the Bright Young Things of the 1920s to both film and theatrical stars as well as the worlds of both the British aristocracy and later the people who made their homes on Mustique and Barbados. Key correspondents include Cecil Beaton, Katharine Hepburn, Merle Oberon, Cole Leslie (secretary to Noel Coward) and Peter Glenville. |