Identity area
Reference code
MS 454/6/2
Title
Letters to Susan Tarr
Date(s)
- c1984-2022 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 folders
Context area
Name of creator
(1934-2013)
Repository
Archival history
Kept by Susan Tarr, President at shadowplay films, who worked with Sharp from the 1980s and became a close friend. Donated to the Archive in 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters [65] from Alan to Susan, mostly personal but also addressing his travels and thoughts about major events, American and Middle Eastern politics, history and religion. The letters also include some family news, and references to his work, to his birdwatching and his other interests, and to times they spent together and his mortality. Includes letters from Tarr to Alan and to Harriet, c1984-2012 Also letter by Susan Tarr describing Alan and their professional and personal relationship, 2022