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Actions	Photographs of Iris Murdoch and others Remove from selection Add to selection TitlePhotographs of Iris Murdoch and others ReferenceKUAS83 Date c. 1940s- c. 1970s Creator Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author Production date 1940-01-01 - 1979-12-31 Scope and ContentPhotographs of Iris Murdoch and people she knew. The images were originally contained within three folders labelled 'Iris alone', 'Iris with others' and 'Photos of others'. A list of each folder's contents has been written on the front by persons unknown. The folders have been retained with the photographs and the information has been used where possible in the description of individual images. Extent4 files Archival historyFound in the loft of Iris Murdoch and John Bayley's former home in Steeple Aston Persons keyword Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author SubjectPhotographs Admin. history/BiographyIris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland on 15 Jul 1919. When she was very young Iris and her parents moved to London, where Iris attended the Froebel Institute in Roehampton and Badminton School in Bristol. She followed this with studies in classics, ancient history and philosophy at Oxford, and further study at Cambridge. During the Second World War Murdoch worked for HM Treasury in London and then joined the UNRRA, providing relief in formerly occupied countries in Europe. In 1948 she became a fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford, where she taught and researched philosophy. Iris Murdoch wrote a number of tracts on philosophy, however it is for her novels that she is best known. She wrote 26 novels in total, her first being 'Under the Net' published in 1954. Other notable works include 'The Bell' and 'The Sea, the Sea', for which she won the Booker Prize in 1978. Her final novel, 'Jackson's Dilemma', was published in 1995. Iris Murdoch had romantic relationships with a number of individuals. She met author and scholar John Bayley while at Oxford and they married in 1956. Later in life Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the first effects of which she had attributed to writer's block. Iris Murdoch died in 1999. Levelfonds Hierarchy browser KUAS83 Photographs of Iris Murdoch and others c. 1940s- c. 1970s fonds contains 1 part(s)

TitlePhotographs of Iris Murdoch and others

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c. 1940s- c. 1970s

Creator Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author

Production date 1940-01-01 - 1979-12-31

Scope and ContentPhotographs of Iris Murdoch and people she knew. The images were originally contained within three folders labelled 'Iris alone', 'Iris with others' and 'Photos of others'. A list of each folder's contents has been written on the front by persons unknown. The folders have been retained with the photographs and the information has been used where possible in the description of individual images.

Extent4 files

Archival historyFound in the loft of Iris Murdoch and John Bayley's former home in Steeple Aston

Persons keyword Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, author

SubjectPhotographs

Admin. history/BiographyIris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland on 15 Jul 1919. When she was very young Iris and her parents moved to London, where Iris attended the Froebel Institute in Roehampton and Badminton School in Bristol. She followed this with studies in classics, ancient history and philosophy at Oxford, and further study at Cambridge. During the Second World War Murdoch worked for HM Treasury in London and then joined the UNRRA, providing relief in formerly occupied countries in Europe. In 1948 she became a fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford, where she taught and researched philosophy. Iris Murdoch wrote a number of tracts on philosophy, however it is for her novels that she is best known. She wrote 26 novels in total, her first being 'Under the Net' published in 1954. Other notable works include 'The Bell' and 'The Sea, the Sea', for which she won the Booker Prize in 1978. Her final novel, 'Jackson's Dilemma', was published in 1995. Iris Murdoch had romantic relationships with a number of individuals. She met author and scholar John Bayley while at Oxford and they married in 1956. Later in life Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the first effects of which she had attributed to writer's block. Iris Murdoch died in 1999.

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