Journal recording James Brent-Price's voyage to Australia and his new life there
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Nine booklets recording news received by Matthew Porter-Price from his nephew in Australia, James Brent-Price. They are labelled "Australia 1-9" respectively and each cover a year of news received by correspondence. Together they were originally bound within a single volume. This folder includ...
Letters from James Brent-Price to his uncle, Matthew Porter-Price
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A large number of long, handwritten letters from James Brent-Price in Australia to his uncle in England, Matthew Porter-Price. This folder also includes several partial letters from James, as well as three letters to Matthew from his cousin, John Brent regarding his brother.
Three pages taken from parish magazine of Salford Priors with Dunnington, consisting of a photocopy of the cover of the magazine depicting a drawing of HMS Victory, and two pages of an article entitled "Lord Nelson and my Uncle Matt" by J W Evershed, about Matthew Porter-Price.
Letters from Henry Norton to James Strachey regarding Rupert Brooke
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A series of mostly unaddressed letters from Henry Tertius James Norton to James Strachey, conveying news and gossip about their friends including Rupert Brooke (referred to as the "Rajah"), Duncan Grant and John Maynard Keynes. These letters include some intimate details regarding relationships. ...
Journals of visit to United States of America and Canada by Henry Tuckwell
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Four volumes of handwritten journals describing a tour of engineering works in North America by Henry Maurice Surtees Tuckwell from Jan-May 1917. Each volume contains a hand-written account of Tuckwell's trip supplemented by postcards, menus and newspaper cuttings pasted into each volume. Tuckwel...
Volumes 1 and 2 of Henry Tuckwell's journals recording a trip to North America
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Two volumes of handwritten journals describing a tour of engineering works in North America by Henry Maurice Surtees Tuckwell from Jan-Feb 1917. Each volume contains a hand-written account of Tuckwell's trip supplemented by postcards, menus and newspaper cuttings pasted into each volume. Volume 1...
Volumes 3 and 4 of Henry Tuckwell's journals recording a trip to North America
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Two volumes of handwritten journals describing a tour of engineering works in North America by Henry Maurice Surtees Tuckwell from Feb-May 1917. Each volume contains a hand-written account of Tuckwell's trip supplemented by postcards, menus and newspaper cuttings pasted into each volume. Volume 3...
A small volume of handwritten notes recording the first visit to London of an English-speaking resident of France. It describes her voyage from Havre and the sights that she witnesses during her stay in Camden Town from Oct-Dec. She visits many of the famous sites of London and describes what she...
Small hand-written volume, compiled in several hands, containing recipes for drinks, puddings and some medicines. Some recipes are signed by the contributor.