Letters from W. K. C. Guthrie to his sister, Katharine, 1925-10-13 - 1941-09-06
File
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/GUTH/7/1
Scope and Contents
Includes envelopes. The letters begin during Keith's time as an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge. A letter dated 18 September 1940 describes fetching their parents from London in the middle of an air raid during the Second World War (Blitz).
Dates
- Creation: 1925-10-13 - 1941-09-06
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright Guthrie family.
Biographical / Historical
Katharine Guthrie was the daughter of Charles Jameson Guthrie, sister of William Keith Chambers Guthrie. Like her brother, she was also a Classical scholar. She married William M. Collinson and, by late 1932, was living in Bombay, India.
Extent
21 item(s) (21 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Guthrie, William Keith Chambers (1906-1981) historian
Finding aid date
2019-12-09 12:23:39+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Contact:
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Downing College Archive
Downing College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762905
archivist@dow.cam.ac.uk