Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1957 - 1972 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 folder
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Terence James Stannus Gray was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England on 14 September 1895. He was raised on an estate in the Gog Magog Hills outside Cambridge, England and educated at Ascham St Vincent's School, Eastbourne, Eton and Oxford University. Early in life he pursued an interest in Egyptology which culminated in the publication of two books on ancient Egyptian history and culture in 1923. In 1926, Gray, with no previous practical theatrical experience, opened the Cambridge Festival Theatre as an experimental playhouse. After he had apparently exhausted his interest in the theatre, his thoughts turned towards philosophy and metaphysics. This led to a period of travel throughout Asia. Between the years 1958 and 1974 eight books and articles in various periodicals appeared under the pseudonym "Wei Wu Wei". In the later part of his life he lived with his second wife, the Georgian princess Natalie Margaret Imeretinsky, in Monaco and became interested in Georgian history.
Gray maintained his family's racehorses in England and Ireland and in 1957 his horse Zarathrustra won the Ascot Gold Cup, ridden by jockey Lester Piggott in the first of his eleven wins of that race.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This is a series of correspondence mainly between W.E.D. Allen and Terence Gray and Gray's wife, the Georgian princess Natalie Margaret Imeretinsky, mostly concerning Georgian genealogy.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
This was kept as a single series there is only correspondence material within the folder.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
- Frans
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- London Library (Onderwerp)
- Allen William Edward David 1901-1973 Caucasian historian (Onderwerp)
- Gray Terence James Stannus 1895-1986 Founder of Cambridge Festival Theatre (Onderwerp)
- Imeretinsky Natalie Margaret Georgian princess (Onderwerp)