Identity area
Reference code
SMIH/45
Title
Letters from Henry Babington Smith to his wife Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith, née Bruce
Date(s)
- 12 Aug 1895-24 Aug 1902 (Creation)
Level of description
sub-fonds
Extent and medium
166 docs; one dried flower; 5 press cuttings.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Several letters written before the Babington Smiths' marriage on 22 Sept 1898.
57: 12 Sept 1899, Grass-of-Parnassus flower enclosed.
90: 7-9 May 1900, enclosing 5 press cuttings (2 English, 2 French) on Henry Babington Smith's activities in Constantinople.
97, 99, 103: all May-June 1900, and largely in French.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Language of material
- English
- French