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‘Constance Hoster and the Educated Women’s War Emergency Fund', 1914 - 1916

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCIP SPTW 5/3/2/2

Scope and Contents

The file contains the following:
i) Flyer outlining proposals by Constance Hoster to establish a fund to help ‘the educated woman who is out of work owing to the War’, October 1914;
ii) Printed Report of the Educated Women’s Emergency Fund 13 October 1914 to 23 January 1915, produced by Constance Hoster of St Stephen’s Chambers, Telegraph Street, London EC [the address of the Queen Anne’s Typewriting, Shorthand & Translating Offices], including the objects of the fund, a list of donors and excerpts from letters of thanks from recipients of grants from the fund;
iii) Correspondence between C H and Miss [Gertrude] King, Lady Bertha Dawkins, Arthur Circuitt of Lloyds Bank, and L Gotto of the Professional Classes War Relief Council concerning openings for educated women in banks during the war and related training;
iv) Undated newspaper inserts relating to the fund;
v) Note relating to the transfer of EWWETF money to the Society, 26 September 1916.




Dates

  • Creation: 1914 - 1916

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Priority access to designated officers of Futures for Women (in line with the Archive's procedures). A number of files in this collection have been closed in accordance with Data Protection regulations, although the relevant catalogue entries are available online.

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Hoster, Constance

Finding aid date

2016-07-04 12:17:16+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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