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Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1939

Catalogue reference: MS 466/1/1/15/3/36

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This record is about the Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1939 dating from 07 January 1939 - 28 December 1939.

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Reference
MS 466/1/1/15/3/36
Title
Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1939
Date
07 January 1939 - 28 December 1939
Description

This file contains family journal letters written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during 1939. 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 letters are dated as follows:

07/01/1939 (5 pages)
Copy of a telegram dated 19th January 1939 relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's accident at the Gare de Lyons in Paris when she fell from a train. (1 page)
Undated letter written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury thanking people for letters and messages which she had received since returning home to Northfield following her accident. (1 page)
Undated letter written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury thanking people for their sympathy following her accident. (1 page)
17/01/1939 letter written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's son Laurence John Cadbury relating to his mother's accident. (1 page)
17/01/1939 addressed Riviera Palace Hotel, Mentone written by an unidentified niece of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury relating to her aunt's ill-health.
18/01/1939 (2 pages)
30/01/1939 addressed 41 Chesterfield House, London W.1. written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's personal secretary Elsa Fox (2 pages)
18/01/1939 addressed Riviera Palace Hotel, Mentone (3 pages)
09/02/1939 family letter written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's daughter Elsie Dorothea. (1 page)
14/06/1938 document entitled 'For the "News Chronicle."' (1 page)
21/02/1939 (4 pages)
22/03/1939 (3 pages)
08/04/1939 addressed Winds Point, Malvern (4 pages)
09/05/1939 (5 pages including a page of extracts from letters sent to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury by Lady Pentland and Gustav Kohn.)
18/05/1939 (4 pages)
22/06/1939 (4 pages)
04/07/1939 (5 pages)
21/07/1939 (6 pages)
21/08/1939 addressed Winds Point, Malvern (3 pages)
06/09/1939 (4 pages)
28/09/1939 (5 pages)
10/10/1939 (5 pages)
24/10/1939 Sheet of pink paper providing details of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's Extra Petrol Ration particulars.
07/11/1939 (5 pages)
28/11/1939 (6 pages)
28/12/1939 (6 pages)

Note

Finding number: MS 466/438 (1939)

Held by
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
27 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/6c26cd3c-a536-4ba2-8130-fef8752be009/

Series information

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, 1939