Wirgman, Helen Augusta, d 1931 (known as Wirgie)
Person
Dates
- Existence: d 1931
Biography
Wirgman, Helen Augusta (d. 15 Mar 1931) 'Wirgie'
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Letter of condolence from Helen Wirgman, 5 Nov. 1915
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9877/1/4/1/7
Scope and Contents
From the Other level:
Hamo Sassoon was commissioned in the Royal Engineers. He was mortally wounded at Gallipoli on 28 October 1915 and was buried at sea on 1 November 1915. The letters include three from Hamo while with the Royal Engineers and two from Siegfried Sassoon following his brother's death.
Dates:
5 Nov. 1915
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).
Series
Letters from Helen Augusta Wirgman (London and elsewhere) to Siegfried Sassoon re music, literature etc, 1905-1915 (mid 1900s-mid 1910s (12 Jun 1907, [1907/8], 8 November, 22 December 1908,11, [12?] March, 8 April, [May], 24 Jun, 26 August 1909, 6 August 1910, 24 Jul no year given., and 4 undated items))
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9375/946-61
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:
1905-1915 (mid 1900s-mid 1910s (12 Jun 1907, [1907/8], 8 November, 22 December 1908,11, [12?] March, 8 April, [May], 24 Jun, 26 August 1909, 6 August 1910, 24 Jul no year given., and 4 undated items))
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).