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Call Number:
MSS 19
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Hussey-Freke, Monica
Title(s):
Letter to Eva Whyte
Date:
circa 1880-1900
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: Correspondence
Part of Collection:
2, folder 87
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 Belford, Malvern. Tells Eva that Auntie Loo[?] "finished bathing" but does not feel improved. " I hope she will feel the benefits after as it's such a waste of time trouble and money." Discusses a garden party at the Weirs at Malvern Wells that 150 people attended and the anticipated arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Teck, which the Vicar is preparing for by trying to get a "Guard of Honour and the bells rung."
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)
Birthdays
Botanical illustration
Charities
Collection and preservation
Drama
Flowers
Flowers in art
Hydrotherapy
Music
Orphanages
Parties
Schools
Tea parties
Temperance
Voyages and travels
White family
Wild flowers
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Malvern (England)
Associated People/Groups:
Hussey-Freke, Monica
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/2162
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2162?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1