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Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1936

Catalogue reference: MS 466/1/1/15/3/33

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This record is about the Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1936 dating from 08 January 1936 - 29 December 1936.

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Reference
MS 466/1/1/15/3/33
Title
Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1936
Date
08 January 1936 - 29 December 1936
Description

This file contains family journal letters written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during 1936. The letters are all typed (unless otherwise stated here) and are addressed from the Cadbury family home, the Manor House in Northfield (unless otherwise stated here). The majority of these letters feature Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's signature in ink. The letters are dated as follows:

08/01/1936 (2 pages)
10/01/1936 addressed S.S. "Rawalpindi" (2 pages)
13/01/1936 (2 pages. A copy of a cable sent by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury to her family from Bombay is attached to the first page of this letter.)
17/01/1936 addressed S.S. "Rawalpindi" (3 pages)
23/01/1936 addressed Taj-Mahal Hotel, Bombay (2 pages)
28/01/1936 addressed The Bungalow, Friends' Mission, Itarsi (5 pages including a page featuring extracts of a letter sent by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's daughter Marion Janet (Mollie) to Elsa Fox and copies of recent cables received by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury.)
03/02/1936 addressed Calcutta (4 pages)
08/02/1936 addressed Agra (2 pages)
13/02/1936 addressed Delhi (2 pages)
14/02/1936 addressed Jaipur Hotel, Jaipur, Rajputana, India (2 pages)
16/02/1936 addressed 'Guest House, (?)' and later the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. (2 pages)
23/02/1936 addressed S.S. "Viceroy of India" (2 pages)
16/03/1936 (5 pages including two copies of a page featuring extracts of letters received by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury.)
27/03/1936 (5 pages)
16/04/1936 (4 pages)
28/05/1936 (5 pages)
Undated document entitled 'Extract from Aunt Margaret's Family Letter, giving an account of her Birthday Celebrations' (4 pages of green paper.)
23/06/1936 (5 pages)
15/07/1936 (5 pages)
Sheet entitled 'Extract from letter from Mollie in July' (1 page, folded over at the bottom.)
Series of family journal letters covering the period 18/07/1936-17/08/1936 compiled together into one letter (6 pages)
12/09/1936 addressed Ardeevin, Portadown, Co. Armagh (2 pages)
19/09/1936 (5 pages including a page entitled 'Extract from the "Birmingham Post", Monday Sept. 21st' relating to a memorial celebrating the life of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's husband George Cadbury.)
26/09/1936 addressed Dubrovacka Parabrodska Plovidba A.D., S/S "Kralj Aleksandar l." Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (4 pages including two pages dated 27/09/1936 addressed Hotel Imperial, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's personal secretary Elsa Fox'.)
09/10/1936 addressed Hotel Imperial, Dubrovnik (7 pages)
11/11/1936 (7 pages including two pages featuring extracts of letters received by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury.)
09/12/1936 (8 pages including a copy of a letter from Mrs. Sinclair dated 14th October 1936 from The Residency, Ghanzi, Bechuanaland Protectorate.)
29/12/1936 addressed Winds Point, Malvern (5 pages)

Note

Finding number: MS 466/437 (1936)

Held by
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
28 Items
Physical condition
Please note the paper on which these letters are typed is considerably thin and should be handled with care.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/31ecc202-e72f-4221-ae51-d6a8dcf59fb9/

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MS 466/1/1/15

Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's personal diaries and family journal letters

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Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1936