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Image Not Available for Copy of Letter from Captain Manly to James McBey (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)
Copy of Letter from Captain Manly to James McBey (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)
Image Not Available for Copy of Letter from Captain Manly to James McBey (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)

Copy of Letter from Captain Manly to James McBey (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)

Recipient (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1941
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions26 x 20cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009506.23
Keywords
About MeCopy of ABDAG009506.15 (letter from Captain Manly to James McBey, dated 4 February 1942. Captain Manly, of the Branch Intelligence Office, writes that he is unable to find the lost McBey etching, "New York from Brooklyn").

This object is part of a collection of items relating to a legal dispute in Santa Barbara, in 1941.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this correspondence.