Frank, Ida and Sophia Webb: Letters on a Tour to Japan and Australia
Scope and Contents
Francis William John Webb (1873-1968) and his sisters Fanny Sophia Webb (1856-1909) and Ida Nicola Webb (1867-1947) made a tour to Japan and Australia in 1896-97. Letters of Frank, Ida and Sophia Webb to their mother and other family members, with a 'Prologue' and 'Epilogue' by Frank Webb's son Denis Webb, giving family biographical details and a summary of aspects of the tour, especially sea voyages.
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1897
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Denis Webb, 1994
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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