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Letter from Lord Rowallan to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
Image Not Available for Letter from Lord Rowallan to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Letter from Lord Rowallan to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Recipient (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Sender (Chelsea, London, England, 1895 - 1977)
Date1959
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions24.3 x 20cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.62
Keywords
About MeLetter from Lord Rowallan ("Billy") to James McBey, dated 21 September 1959. Billy writes that he is sorry he won't be seeing McBey, and that he had received a "lovely silver bowl" after being made redundant from the National Bank of Scotland.

This object is part of a collection of personal correspondence to and from James McBey.

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 letter.