Savory, Cynthia M., circa 1875-, Letter to Eva Whyte, 1887 January 24
- Call Number:
- MSS 19
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Savory, Cynthia M., circa 1875-
- Title(s):
- Letter to Eva Whyte
- Date:
- 1887 January 24
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 14
- Provenance:
- Acquired 2012, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- Addressed from Park Hall in Evesham. Eva's friend discusses a holiday party that Eva missed where there was acting and dancing. The girls were dressed as different flowers, except for someone who dressed as Father Christmas. Cynthia stays "I do not feel in a writing mood, if you understand what that means....Please do not show this letter to anybody but Hester and Sylvie as it is not fit to be seen." Writing in graphite on the last page in another's handwriting which appears to be a poem.
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 12 cm. Autograph letter signed; written in pen and black ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Clippings (information artifacts) , Letters, and Trade cards
- Subject Terms:
- Bazaars (Charities)BirthdaysBotanical illustrationCharitiesChristmasCollection and preservationDancingDramaFlowersFlowers in artHydrotherapyMusicOrphanagesPartiesSchoolsTea partiesTemperanceVoyages and travelsWhite familyWild flowers
- Associated Places:
- Great BritainMalvern (England)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Savory, Cynthia M., circa 1875-Whyte, Eva Anchoretta, 1873-1943
- Finding Aid Title:
- Whyte Family Correspondence
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/12.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2088
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2088?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1