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Cote
Add. MS a/301/4
Titre
Letter from William Bird to his sister E. Bird
Date(s)
- 2 Jan. 1835 (Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
1 folded sheet
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(d 1836)
Notice biographique
William Bird - admitted Queens' College, Cambridge, 1834.
Histoire archivistique
E. Carman was the granddaughter of the recipient of the letter.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Gift of E. Carman, 1991.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Letter written to Cambridge to his "little wife" [a pet name for his much younger sister] describing Cambridge and the University, the weather and landscape, the size of the hall at Trinity College, the work of proctors and porters and responsibilities of landlords in accounting for the students residing with them, and his duties as a librarian.
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Note
Accompanied by two letters relating to provenance.