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Farrer, Katherine Euphemia, 1838-1931 (née Wedgwood, 2nd wife of Thomas Henry Farrer)

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Biography

Katherine Euphemia Wedgwood was born in 1839, one of six children of Hensleigh Wedgwood and Frances Emma Mackintosh. In 1873 she married Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer following the death of his first wife in 1870. Katherine Farrer died in 1931.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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FARRER, Katherine Euphemia 'Effie', 1910-1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/31
Scope and Contents

Eleven letters sent from Katherine Euphemia Farrer to Ida Darwin and one sent to Horace Darwin between August 1910 and March 1914. The letters are written using a type of shorthand and are concerned with news of family, committee work and an account of activities undertaken by Katherine.

Dates: 1910-1914
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin
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Nora Barlow Letters: 1925, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/8/26
Scope and Contents

Contains 33 letters from Nora to Ida Darwin sent between 4 January and December 1925. Amongst news of family and social engagements, the letters make reference to visits to Great Yarmouth and France.
Includes a letter from an H. E. L. to Nora and letters from Hilda Barlow, Thomas Barlow, Erasmus Barlow, Andrew Barlow and Katherine (Effie) Farrer to Ida.

Dates: 1925
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin / BARLOW, Emma Nora
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Ruth Darwin Letters: 1911, Feb-Apr. 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/22/6
Scope and Contents Thirteen letters sent from Ruth Darwin to Ida Darwin dated 8 February-[April] 1911, including a single letter from Ruth's cousin Frances 'Fanny' Margaret Farrer (1895-1977) and from Ruth's step-grandmother Katherine Euphemia Farrer, the latter is partially written in a type of speed writing.The letters make reference to Ruth's charitable work including her involvement with the Guild of Help, her social activities, and her thoughts on various friends and acquaintances in and around...
Dates: Feb-Apr. 1911
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin / DARWIN, Ruth Frances

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