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Reference Number705:73 BA14450/313/2
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/25/2/9
TitleScrapbook
DescriptionBelieved to have been compiled by Lady Blanche, Countess of Coventry, containing largely newspaper cuttings and letters. Items of interest include: newspaper cuttings and letter concerning the price of meat (1917-1918) and articles relating to farming and agricultural issues [page 1-9]; article on Private Frederick George Dancox on his being awarded the Victoria Cross, taken from the Worcester Herald, 1st December 1917 [page 10-11]; articles on the victory at Gheluvelt [pages 13-15]; articles on the shortage of meat, including a letter to the Birmingham Post by Lord Coventry [pages 16-17]; various articles relating to the Women's Land Army; article on the opening of Malvern Public Gardens, opened by the 9th Earl of Coventry [page 26]; various articles on raising money for prisoners of war; article on John Hill [agent to the Earl of Coventry] celebrating 50 years in the post; various articles and related items concerning the raising of funds to help relieve those affected by the war, including efforts for the Red Cross and various articles relating to war memorials erected in Worcestershire. Other items include invitations to events and dinners, letters and telegrams.
Date1917-1920
CategoryScrapbooks
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