Item 52-237 - Letters from Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her father Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin

184 letters; 1 telegram; 2 sketches; 6 photographs; 4 press cuttings; 3 enclosed letters, 1 enclosed card.

76 (26 Feb 1902); 113 (29 Dec 1911); 135 (23 Feb 1912); 175 (30 Dec 1912; 228 (11 Nov 1915); 230 (30 Dec 1915): all contain additional messages from Henry Babington Smith to his father-in-law Lord Elgin

62: 21-27 May 1910, enclosing sketch of garden in Turkey
64: 26 Dec 1910-1 Jan 1911, with enclosures: photograph of Stefo Pavlovitch, Margaret Babington Smith and Bernard Babington Smith, with explanatory note, and sketch, 'Izzet Pasha's Orchid House in our garden', 27 Nov 1910.
112: 15 Dec 1911, containing copy of letter from H. L. Samuel to Henry Babington Smith
119: 6-9 Jan 1912, with press cutting, 'The Brilliant Moonlight', letter from Arthur Burnet to The Times [2 Jan 1912]
120: 10-11 Jan 1912, enclosing five photographs of snowy Turkish garden, four showing Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith
122: 22-25 Jan 1912, enclosing two press cuttings on Turkish finance from Turkish newspaper, 22 Jan 1922 (in French)
127: 29-31 Jan 1912, enclosing press cutting, 'Turkish Treasury Bonds' from unidentified newspaper (after 25 Jan 1912)
124: 19-20 Feb 1912, enclosing letter from Hon. Alexander Bruce to Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith, 12 Jan
143: 17-19 Mar 1912, enclosing letter from Henry George Babington Smith to Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith, 10 Mar 1912
156: 30 May 1912, telegram
167: 17 Aug 1912, containing copy of letter from Lord Crewe to Henry Babington Smith, 14 Aug 1912
190: 23 Dec 1913, with enclosures: letter from Margaret Babington Smith to her grandfather Lord Elgin (in the hand of Lady Elisabeth Babington Smith; good luck card from David Babington Smith to his grandfather
214: 5 Apr 1915, containing copy of letter from Hon. Alexander Bruce to Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith
237: [Dec 1916], enclosing letter from David Babington Smith to his grandfather Lord Elgin.