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Reference Numberb705:73 BA14450/317/8
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/25/2/13
TitleScrapbook
DescriptionLargely containing newspaper cuttings and letters and telegrams received by George William, 9th Earl of Coventry. Items of interest include: various newspaper cuttings relating to the Earl of Coventry himself, particularly noting his old age and long association with horse racing; articles on the presentation of an address by the City of Worcester on the occasion of the 60th [Diamond] Wedding Anniversary of the 9th Earl and Lady Blanche Coventry [pages 6-16]; a letter from Stanley Baldwin [Baldwin, Stanley (1867-1947) 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, statesman] requesting to submit the 9th Earl of Coventry's name to the King for one of the vacancies as a Knight of the Garter, and Lord Coventry's reply in which he refuses due to ill health, 19th May 1928 [page 24]; various newspaper cuttings relating to the sale of the 'Croome Hereford cattle'; cuttings relating to the marriage of the Hon[ourable] Peggy Coventry [daughter of Viscount Deerhurst] to Eustace Benyon Hoare [pages 33, 35-38]; article on the death of Tom Smith (horse rider and hunter) [page 43]; article on the attendance of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin at Croome Fete, 10th August 1926 [page 45]; articles reporting the death of Viscount Deerhurst [15 November 1865-8 August 1927] son of the 9th Earl of Coventry, 13th August 1927 [pages 66-69]; two articles reporting on the funeral of Willis Bund [page 73]; article on the wedding of Pamela Coventry [daughter of Colonel the Honourable Charles John Coventry] to Lieutenant-Commander James Dugdale, 24th April 1928, [page 80-84]; various newspaper cuttings reporting on the 90th birthday celebrations of the 9th Earl; an interview with the 9th Earl of Coventry entitled 'My 90 Wonderful Years', taken from the Sunday Express, 10th and 17th June 1928 [pages92-94]; article entitled 'The Greatest Man in Turf history' written by the Earl of Coventry for The Graphic, 13th October 1928 [page 98]; article entitled 'Ardours and Endurance on the Turf' written by the Earl of Coventry for The Graphic, 20th October 1928 [page100]; article entitled 'When Edward VII Was Held to Ransom' written by the Earl of Coventry for The Graphic, 27th October 1928 [page102] and a bundle of letters between Stanley Baldwin and the 9th Earl, concerning the 9th Earl's recommendation of Mr E. Mansfield Weatherby for the Honours List [pages 106-107].
Date1924-1930
CategoryScrapbooks
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