| Description | Two large volumes containing newspaper cuttings concerning the life, career and funeral arrangements of Gerald du Maurier, following his death on 11 April 1934. Each clipping is dated and noted with the name of the newspaper. The majority of clippings are from British newspapers, but the albums also contain clippings printed in newspapers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Ceylon [present-day Sri Lanka], China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United States of America (USA). Presumably compiled by a member of the du Maurier family. |