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Correspondence identifying castle decoration on prayer book, 1947-12-12 - 1948-01-08

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/KEN2/17/1

Scope and Contents

Agnes Kenny sent an enquiry which was published in Country Life in 1947 regarding the Edwards of Halifax illustration of a castle in the cover of a (Ramsden) family book of Common Prayer dated 1779.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-12-12 - 1948-01-08

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Some records series are subject to confidentiality restrictions with the following closure periods: 30 years from date of creation for general administration files, legal records and financial files; 50 years from date of creation for governmental records, including papers of the College Governing Body and College Council, and constituent committees; 100 years from date of creation for personal and personnel records, including tutorial files, staff and fellows files and appointment records, personal finance and pension records. In addition sensitive correspondence and papers concerning College affairs such as disputes and disciplinary matters are closed for 100 years. Restrictions apply on some personal and private papers.

Extent

6 item(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

The books of Common Prayer dating from 1779 are housed in the Rare Books Collection, references Archive 10 and 11. See DCPP/KEN2/12 for another letter concerning the books.

Originator(s)

Kenny, Agnes Mary Ralph (1877-1966) daughter of Courtney Stanhope Kenny

Finding aid date

2001-07-02 11:33:40+00:00

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the Downing College Repository

Contact:
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