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Letters to Laura Hope regarding the death of her daughter Esme, 1898-1905

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Subseries 5.1.

Scope and Contents

Box 41/Folder 6:Letters to LH from assorted close family members including: Margaret J. Gurney (of Keswick)(2 letters), Helen Gurney (1 letter), "M. Hope"(Madge Hope?)(1 letter), Charles & Alice Hope (1 letter), Caroline J. Hope (1 letter), M. Orde (nee Gurney)(1 letter), Evelyn 'E' Orde (1 letter), Rachel Jones (nee Gurney) aka "Aunt Bache" (of Sculthorpe) (2 letters), Eve Creswell (nee Gurney) of Runcton Rectory (4 letters); letters seem to be about Esme's birth and death. Box 43: Filed alphabetically in "The Popular File" binder; "Correspondents of interest include Agnes Egerton-Castle, Cyril D. Fitzroy, Robert Bontine Cunninghame-Graham (on 'Ardoch, Cardross' headed paper), G.P. Jacomb-Hood, Mary Millais, Una Troubridge, and Viola Tree (on 'His Majesty's Theatre' headed paper).

Dates

  • Creation: 1898-1905

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the File: 175 Linear Feet (213 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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