Item 2 - Transcriptions of letters, Dec. 1891-Dec. 1892, from George Herbert Housman to his family

58 single typed sheets, numbered i-iii, 1-55. Photograph attached to f. 4.

Transcriptions by Gerald Symons of letters from Herbert Housman to his step-mother Lucy and sister Kate, with occasional footnotes. Individual letters numbered 7-31, including both 14 and 14a and with 16 missing, as per typed list with letters [these numbers appear to be those written by Herbert Housman on his envelopes, see Add. MS a 697/6/3.]. Photographic reproduction of painting of the Housman family home, Perry Hall, Bromsgrove, with the family dog Noble sitting on the front lawn at f. 4. including illustrations and reproductions. Photocopy of battalion orders, 1 Feb. 1892, including the appointment of G. [H.] Housman as Lance Corporal, at f. 15. Photocopy of programme of meetings of the I. O. G. T. [Independent Order of Good Templars] 'True to the Core' Lodge no. 23 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifles, ff. 23-24. Photocopies of original letters, with illustrations, ff. 32, 44. Photocopy of printed column entitled 'Through the Chin-Lushai Country', f. 35.

Note on transcription, list of letters and dates, and biographical note on Herbert Housman by Symons, dated Dec. 1997.