Goodspeed, Gertrude, fl 1900-1939
Person
Dates
- Existence: fl 1900 - 1939
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Letter from Gertrude Goodspeed (Waban Massachusetts) to Siegfried Sassoon, 9 Jan. 1939
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/6/38
Scope and Contents
Letter from an elderly fan thanking Sassoon for his Sherston books, which she had enjoyed, wondering if her son who served in France from 1917-1919 had had similar experiences: 'your book somehow makes me feel as if a man could go through it all and come out clean ...You saw the sunsets, the birds and the flowers as well as the horrors'. See also MS Add.9852/9/6/47.
Dates:
9 Jan. 1939
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).
File
Letter from Gertrude Goodspeed (Waban Massachusetts) to Siegfried Sassoon, 7 Feb. 1939
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/9/6/47
Scope and Contents
Thanking Sassoon for his letter and for telling her about his son George, sharing advice (on the effect of parental rifts on children and on the importance of being a good father), and remarking that reading 'The Old Century' had made her think of when her own son left for France. See also MS Add.9852/9/6/38.
Dates:
7 Feb. 1939
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).