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SHADWELL, Mary Campbell Lill, c.1862-1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/63

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Contains letters sent principally to Ida Darwin but also includes some letters sent to Horace Darwin. The bulk of the series consists of letters sent to Ida from her husband Horace, and from their three children Erasmus, Ruth and in particular Nora.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1862-1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

52 item(s) (52 letters)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Letters sent from Mary Shadwell to Ida Farrer in the 1860s. Mary and Ida were childhood friends. All but four of the 49 letters were sent from Mary, the remainder were sent by Mary's mother, Charlotte to Ida. Only one letter is dated (5 November 1862) and dates for a handful of others can be inferred from events and people mentioned, e.g. reference to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition of 1869 and to Ida's youngest brother Noel (born in 1867) and the death of Ida's mother in 1870. The content of the letters includes invitations and acceptances to meet and play with their dolls, descriptions of outfits for the dolls, and accounts of visits to family and various public buildings and events.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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