Identity area
Reference code
NewmanL/A/A2/Whitehorn/1
Unique identifier
GB 275 NewmanL/A/A2/Whitehorn/1
Title
ALS to Lyn Newman
Date(s)
- 6 Oct. 1957 (Circa.) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
6 p paper
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Scope and content
Praises 'So much love, so little money'. Mentions that her grandmother, who was the wife of Principal Marcus Dods of the New College, Edinburgh, owned Marshall Meadows until 1902. Refers to her great grandmother, Mrs Swanston. Asks Lyn about her life since they last communicated after the birth of Lyn's first son. Reports that her son John attended Trinity College, then worked for the Federation of Bristol Industries, and married Josephine Plummel of Children's Hour. Writes that her daughter Katharine read English at Newnham, travelled the world, and married a Quaker Journalist. Also sends news of her husband Alan and herself, and the death of her parents.