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Notebooks of Cicely Mary Barker and Dorothy Oswald Barker

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2887

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of:

  1. A notebook containing a list of work projects, month by month, by Cicely Mary Barker, covering the period 1946 to 1967, with also some details about her daily life. Also includes some enclosures: a postcard from her sister Dorothy wishing her a happy birthday (no date, after 1936); letter from "Dr Evans" [or possibly "D. R. Evans"] to Cicely Mary Barker dated 14 July 1948 regarding a payment to her; and a letter from Mary C. Pringle to Cicely Mary Barker, dated 15 June 1964, thanking her for a monetary donation towards a church.
  2. A hand written nature notebook, with watercolour illustrations, by Dorothy Oswald Barker, dated August 1909. In each entry, Dorothy Barker (aged 15 at the time) describes the nature around her in great detail (weather, animals, plants and trees, appearance of the sky, etc.). Notebook partially empty.

Dates

  • Creation: 1909-1967

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

2 notebooks

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in September 2023. Accession no. SC-Acc-2023-0153.

Processing Information

Catalogued in February 2025 by Aline Brodin, using information provided by the seller.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Notebooks of Cicely Mary Barker and Dorothy Oswald Barker, 1909-1967
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
February 2025
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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