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Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1940

Catalogue reference: MS 466/1/1/15/3/37

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This record is about the Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1940 dating from 11 January 1940 - 31 December 1940.

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Reference
MS 466/1/1/15/3/37
Title
Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters, 1940
Date
11 January 1940 - 31 December 1940
Description

This file contains family journal letters written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during 1940. 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:

Extracts of letters received from Belgian students from the University of Birmingham who were lodging at the Manor House, Northfield. (1 page)
11/01/1940 (6 pages)
Document featuring extracts from family correspondence received by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury (2 pages, 2 copies, the second of which is in reverse order to the first.)
24/02/1940 (5 pages)
06/03/1940 addressed Moorland Links Hotel, Yelverton, Devon (4 pages)
27/03/1940 extracts from letters exchanged amongst the family relating to an accident involving Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's nephew John (2 pages numbered 1a and 2a.)
26/03/1940 addressed Winds Point, Malvern (4 pages)
22/04/1940 (6 pages)
20/05/1940 (4 pages)
06/06/1940 (6 pages)
28/06/1940 (4 pages)
05/07/1940 signed B.F.C. (possibly Bertram Crosfield) addressed Witheridge, Beaconsfield (4 pages. Please note that a fifth page is printed on the reverse of page four.)
16/07/1940 (3 pages)
July 1940 small card which was sent to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury addressed Winds Point, Malvern, featuring a Latin quotation and signed with the intials E.L.
31/07/1940 (4 pages)
22/08/1940 (2 pages)
09/09/1940 (5 pages)
07/10/1940 (6 pages)
29/10/1940 (5 pages)
07/11/1940 (7 pages)
31/12/1940 (5 pages)

Note

Finding number: MS 466/438 (1940)

Held by
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
22 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/7f9a901a-08f1-48a5-bd18-3bbc598db835/

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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, 1940