Scope and Contents Chiefly from Lily Ballot (née Belloc), chiefly to members of her family, including her mother, Louise Swanton Belloc; her godmother, Adelaide de Montgolfier; her sister Louise; her brother Louis and her sister-in-law Bessie (née Parkes). Addressed variously to Chère bonne mère / Chère bonne amie etc. Chiefly written 1870-71, when Lily remained in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the Siege of Paris, many of the letters talk of the situation in Paris during this period: precautions...

Scope and Contents Letters written by Adelaide de Montgolfier to Louise Swanton Belloc while the latter was in exile in England during the Franco-Prussian War. The letters describe the progress of the war and the deprivations caused by the Siege of Paris, also the state of affairs at the house at La Celle St Cloud, attempts to put things there into safekeeping etc. The first letters in the series predate the departure of Bessie and Louis Belloc for England with their children Marie and Hilaire. People...

Scope and Contents Portfolio produced by A. Devauchelle issued in slipcase including dedicated compartments for 75 photographs (15 photographs of the site before the attack, 54 photographs of the attack, 6 photographs of the military funeral), a copy of 'Expose chronologique du combat de Mers-el-Kébir' (cover title: 'Mers-el-Kébir, 3 juillet 1940'), and a facsimile ("réimpression pour complément de collection") excerpt of issue 5085 of the journal "L'illustration", 24 August 1940, pages [453]-462, including...

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The file contains transcripts of most but not all of the original letters at GCPP Parkes 17a/1/1/12. It also contains transcripts of some letters whose originals appear not to have survived. The transcripts are incomplete in parts and may be occasionally inaccurate.

Scope and Contents Forty-three transcripts of letters written by Adelaide de Montgolfier to Louise Swanton Belloc while the latter was in exile in England. The letters describe the progress of the war and the deprivations caused by the Siege of Paris, also the state of affairs at the house at La Celle St Cloud, attempts to put things there into safekeeping etc. The first letters in the series predate the departure of Bessie and Louis Belloc for England with their children Marie and Hilaire. People mentioned...