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Found in 1130 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from George Fairbairn, 18 March 1927

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/33/4
Scope and Contents

Fairbairn describes the difficulties in getting Australian produce to prominence, partly due to the competition with American advertisers. He invites Mrs Ewart to visit him in London before he departs for Australia.

Dates: 18 March 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1927

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from [H. Menkers], 15 December 1926

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/32/14
Scope and Contents

[Menkers] writes about the progress of his or her voyage from Britain to Australia and wishes the Ewarts all the best for Christmas and New Year.

Author's signature is unclear.

Dates: 15 December 1926
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1926

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Henry Monteith, 10 December 1926

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/32/13
Scope and Contents

Monteith thanks Mrs Ewart for her letter and sends his regards.

Dates: 10 December 1926
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1926

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Henry Monteith, 18 March 1927

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/33/3
Scope and Contents

Monteith provides various personal and family details after his return trip to Melbourne from Britain.

Dates: 18 March 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1927

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Henry Monteith, with enclosed letter to Monteith from Cecile Whittingham, 20 February 1924

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/30/4
Scope and Contents Monteith provides some information concerning her sister's travel to Sydney. The letter to Monteith from Whittingham, dated 16 February, acknowledges the £1 donation to the Sampson Orchestra Appeal from Mrs Ewart and confirms that sufficient funds have now been received to enable the orchestra to be permanently established in Brisbane. Also attached is a receipt of the £1 donation, signed by Whittingham, and a newspaper clipping acknowledging the donation as being...
Dates: 20 February 1924
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1924

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Henry Monteith, with enclosed photograph, 21 November 1928

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/34/8
Scope and Contents

Monteith writes of his relief at Mrs Ewart's recovery from her serious illness and provides information about the activities of his family.

Dates: 21 November 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1928

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Kitty Ross Hanse, 31 July 1925

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/31/10
Scope and Contents

Hanse provides details of her travels around Australia and recounts her experience of teaching children

Dates: 31 July 1925
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1925

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Malcolm W. Brodie, 17 November 1923

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/29/4
Scope and Contents

Brodie thanks Mrs Ewart for her letter telling him of their movements and and writes that he hopes Professor Ewart will be able to meet him on the 26th. He has written to a contact to make sure the couple gets a good cabin on their homeward journey.

Dates: 17 November 1923
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1923

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Peter Henry Buck, 23 December 1924

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/30/14
Scope and Contents

Buck sends Christmas greetings to the Ewarts and reminisces about their meeting at the Pan-Pacific Science Congress in Australia. He writes that the Board of Maori Ethnological Research has been busy and that they have established a Maori Improvement Fund to promote practical and higher education among the Maori people. He also reports that the Government has granted him leave to accompany an American scientific expedition into Polynesia.

Dates: 23 December 1924
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1924

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 20 October 1921

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/7
Scope and Contents

Tovey thanks Mrs Ewart for her letter and writes concerning his engagements for the forthcoming weekend. He mentions that he is settling into his house at 50 Manor Place, Edinburgh.

Dates: 20 October 1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1921

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