Margaret Forster: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Margaret Forster's book Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin: A Family and Their Times 1831–1931 (1997), as follows: Research and editing material.Manuscript drafts.Fan letters.
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research and Editing (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Research material, probably from Dr Clare Burgess and Sir John Burgess, including correspondence, press cuttings, photocopies of sources, and typescript of 'Carrs the Family and The Enterprise' by Dr Clare Burgess, 1957-1997.
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research (part 1)
Scope & Content:
Research material, as follows: Letters from members of the Carr family, ex-employees of Carr's and fans sending congratulations and comments on the book, Oct 1997-May 1998. Manuscript notes, bookplan, press cuttings, correspondence regarding access to research sources, map of Carlisle and Kenda...
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Research material, as follows: C: manuscript notes and original and photocopies of documents about Carlisle; certificates; Carlisle cemetery plan; letters from Ian Carr, 1996. D-E: research material relating to Ernest Carr and Dorothy Carr, including letters from their relatives and a typescript...
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research (part 3)
Scope & Content:
Research material, as follows: L: letters from Mary Leggett with information for Margaret's book and photocopies of material supplied by her, Mar 1996-1997; letters and postcards between Margaret Forster, Corky (Courtenay Latimer) and Mary Leggett with information for her book, 1995-1997; manusc...
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research (part 4)
Scope & Content:
Research material, as follows: M: manuscript notes and photocopies of archive documents about Carlisle Preparative Meetings and Quaker meeting houses; manuscript notes from Margaret Carr; three letters from Margaret Carr about Margaret's book, information on her family and her father Ronald's me...
Margaret Fosters: Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin Research (part 5)
Scope & Content:
Research material, as follows: R: manuscript notes and photocopies of archive documents about Stanley Theodore Carr, Ronald Carr, records numbers in Carlisle and Kendal and railways. S: manuscript notes, originals and photocopies of documents about Silloth, Carr's Stables, strikes, anti-slavery,...