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Arthur Godley Baron Kilbracken letters
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1066
Abstract
This collection contains the letters of Arthur Godley, Baron Kilbracken to his adult daughter Helen from the years of 1898-1899, along with two photographs of Helen from 1875. An additional autograph letter signed by Catherine Gladstone (wife of Prime Minister William Gladstone) to Walter Charles James is also included. The letters were written during Godley's time as Under-Secretary of State in India and provide an intimate picture of the private, upper-class world of the time, while also...
Dates:
1875-1899 and undated; Majority of material found within 1898 - 1899
Edith Potter Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0984
Abstract
Edith Potter (1920-1999) was a Professor of German at Scripps College from 1967 to 1990. The Edith Potter Papers include Potter's manuscripts, typed and handwritten notes, photocopies of academic literature, correspondence, photographs, awards, and microfilm. These materials document Potter’s life in Germany before and after World War II as well as her career as a professor and distinguished scholar in the United States. Potter was beloved and honored by the Scripps community for her...
Dates:
1705-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1949-2000
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Mrs. Humphry Ward Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0927
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Mrs. Humphry Ward (1851-1920), a British writer at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. The collection consists of letters between Mrs. Ward and her publishers, family and friends, photographs, miscellaneous documents, and notebooks that hold drafts of her novels and articles. The collection spans the years 1857-1935.
Dates:
1857-1935