Alfred John Nicholson and Mary Cleghorn Nicholson, 1872-1924
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains correspondence, photographs, diaries and other materials created or collected by A.J. Nicholson and Mary Cleghorn Nicholson. For letters between them and their son Hedley Hope-Nicholson, please see Subseries 3.1.1. A large subset of this material issues from Mary Cleghorn's travels in France as a young woman.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1924
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Alfred John Nicholson (d. 1928) and his wife Mary Cleghorn Nicholson (1856-1922?) were the parents of Hedley Hope-Nicholson. A.J. Nicholson owned the highly profitable Nicholson's Raincoats, which was centered in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Mary Cleghorn was the youngest child of Thomas Cleghorn and Sarah Chisnall Cleghorn of Bildeston, Suffolk.
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