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MS 707 01 05

Reference code

MS 707 01 05

Title

Belinda Norman-Butler archive: Letters from Meg Ritchie to her daughter, Belinda Norman-Butler

Level

File

Date

1937-1943

Extent & medium

1 file containing 74 letters

Content description

Autograph letters from Meg Ritchie to her daughter, Belinda, most written from Woodend.

The subjects of the letters include:
Touching letters relating to James, who was missing in action, and the possibility of his survival
References of various family members, including passing mentions of ‘Grandmamma’ (Anne Thackeray Ritchie)
The final illness of Mary Booth
The death of Edward’s mother

Also included are three letters from Lady Ampthill of the Wounded, Missing and Relative Dept of the Red Cross, relating to their search for information about James.

[Item 5 in John Aplin’s initial catalogue]
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