Identity area
Reference code
9/17
Title
Autograph Letter Collection: Women Travellers
Date(s)
- 1868-1936 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
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Archival history
<p>This collection consists of letters taken from various sources and filed individually in ring binders. The original source of the item (often from archive collections) is not generally indicated.</p>
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection contains letters from Isabella Bird to a friend, 1868; to Captain Coburn, 1879; to Mrs Waller, 1879; to Miss Gilpin, 1887; to Mrs Smith, 1887; to unnamed man, 1889; to unnamed man, 1889. Constance Gordon-Cumming to Miss Smith, 1897. Mary Kingsley to Mr Maclehose, 1899. Rosita Forbes to Mr Simpson, 1910. Mary Hall to Mr Simpson, 1910. Olive Macleod to Mr Simpson, 1910-1911. Edith Durham to Mr Christy, 1912-1914. Freya Stark to Lady Currie, 1933-1936. Evelyn Cheesman to Miss P Strachey, 1936; Note by Miss Strachey introducing Miss Cheesman's lectures; letter from Miss D Steiner about programme of lectures.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
1 A box (1 volume - 38 items
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Note
{{data source}} The National Archives Discovery
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Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin