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Ashbee, Janet Elizabeth, 1877-1961 (née Forbes and wife of Charles Robert Ashbee)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1877 - 1961

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from Janet Ashbee (Hest Bank, near Lancaster) to Siegfried Sassoon congratulating him on receiving the Queen's Medal, 20 June 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9375/1015
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

A collection of 1094 letters, postcards and other items known as 'Sassoon's residual correspondence' although it does also include a number of items addressed to other persons particularly to his wife, Hester, and his mother, Theresa Thornycroft.

Dates: 20 June 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Janet Ashbee (Hest Bank) to Siegfried Sassoon, 27 Sep. 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/8/23
Scope and Contents

Expressing her surprise and delight at reading of his conversion: 'You will not know loneliness again'. See also MS Add.9852/9/8/62.

Dates: 27 Sep. 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Janet [Ashbee] (Hest Bank) to Siegfried Sassoon, 1957-1958 (circa)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/8/62
Scope and Contents

Thanking him for his reply and expressing her happiness at his conversion. See also MS Add.9852/9/8/23.

Dates: 1957-1958 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Janet Ashbee to Siegfried Sassoon, 21 Sep. 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/6/8
Scope and Contents

Praising 'The Old Century' and sharing reminiscences about 'Miss Stoy' and Weirleigh.

Dates: 21 Sep. 1938
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Janet Ashbee to Siegfried Sassoon, 5 Oct. 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/6/12
Scope and Contents

Thanking Sassoon for a letter he had sent.

Dates: 5 Oct. 1938
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).