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"Scrapbook 1", 1895 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AVHL II 5/122

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook includes:

- Items about Florence Keynes [Margaret Hill's mother], including obituaries

- "Langstone Lays" by Florence Keynes in 1895

- Items about Margaret Hill and Hill Homes for old people, her CBE award, and photo of women in one of her homes

- Various items about A V Hill and his work, especially as President of the British Association

- Some items about John Maynard Keynes [Margaret Hill's eldest brother]

- Tributes to Geoffrey Keynes [Margaret Hill's youngest brother] on his 70th birthday, 1957

- Article in British Monthly about Dr John Brown (January 1903) [Margaret Hill's maternal grandfather] and a photograph of the Manse at Bedford

- Signatures of all present at lunch party for Diamond Wedding anniversary of John Brown to Ada Haydon Ford, 1919 [Margaret Hill's paternal grandparents]

- Photos of family, including David Hill) [Margaret and A V Hill's oldest son] and Hurstbourne and an article about gardener, Patrick and Margaret Hill's prizewinning flowers

- Postcard from A V Hill to his mother about walk on Dartmoor, 1909

- Article about A V Hill Royal Institution lectures, 1927

- Obituary articles about Maurice Hill [Margaret and A V Hill's second eldest son], 1966, photograph and article about an appeal on behalf of the Maurice Hill Research Fund

- Article from the Ghana Farmer, by Polly Hill [Margaret and A V Hill's eldest daughter] and one about the Gold Coast's First National Election

- Poem "The Song of the Sirdar" about the award of an LLD to the Sirdar

- Order of service for funeral of Hester Agnes Adrian, 1966

- Extract of a letter from Professor Lipsey about establishment of Keynes Chair at Essex University, 1967

- Photos of Lydia Lopokova [Margaret Hill's sister-in-law] as dancer

- Article about Caroline Humphrey's anthropological research in Siberia [Caroline was married to Nicholas Humphrey, Margaret and A V Hill's grandson]

- Photo of Abigail Hill with a kestrel

Dates

  • Creation: 1895 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

Some items in this series await transfer to Churchill Archives Centre. Noted in catalogue.

Extent

1 volume(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

AVHL II 5/96

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Professor Nicholas Humphrey, June 2009.

Related Materials

Possibly originally catalogued as AVHL II 5/96.

Finding aid date

2009-07-07 12:26:05.320000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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