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Letters on McKenna's engagement to Pamela Jekyll, 1905-07 - 1908-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCKN 9/2

Scope and Contents

Letters of congratulation, mainly to Agnes, Lady Jekyll, from correspondents including: Margot Asquith [later Margot, Lady Oxford and Asquith] (2); Augustine Birrell; Georgiana, Lady Burne-Jones; Mary Cavan Irving; Lady Violet Cecil [later Violet, Lady Milner]; King Edward VII; Dorothy Gladstone (2); Richard Haldane; Rufus Isaacs [later 1st Lord Reading]; [?] Sir Alfred Lyall; Charles Macpherson [Sub-organist, St Paul’s Cathedral] on playing at the wedding; 1st Lord Morley; Mary Moulton; Mary, Lady Northcliffe [later Mary, Lady Hudson]; Reverend Albert Robinson (2); Edith Robinson; May Spender.

Also includes two of Pamela Jekyll's school reports, with covering letters from her headmistress, various letters and cards to Lady Jekyll and a letter to Sir Herbert Jekyll from Michael McKenna.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-07 - 1908-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The majority of folios date from March-April 1908.

Finding aid date

2006-01-09 14:45:20.123000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
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