Identity area
Reference code
NewmanL/A/A2/Cook, MM/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 NewmanL/A/A2/Cook, MM/3
Title
ALS to Lyn Newman
Date(s)
- 4 Sep. 1949 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3 p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Reports that Lyn's letter was enjoyed by Charlotte, Anne and William. Recalls her memories of Lyn's father. Approves of Lyn's mother's decision to live at Cross Farm. Asks after Elsa and her chalet, and Max, William and Edward. Regrets no longer living in Colchester. Describes her memories of Cambridge. Refers to George and Margot, and Jack and Gladys. Mentions receiving news of Yda and Jonathan through Dorothy Lipton or Lupton a friend from Newnham. Reports that Alison Cairns is in the King Edward VII Sanatorium in Lindhurst, Sussex, and mentions David Cairns.