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Extent: 8 boxes (1.5 metres) Gift of Michael Gervers 2012 This gift includes handwritten letters, telegrams, photographs, postcards and various other ephemera related to the First and Second World Wars. The correspondence is primarily between Florence Marc and various correspondents; and between Captain A.G. (Peter) Fiddes Watt and Miss Gwynedd Corlette.
Box 1 16 folders
Contains correspondence sent to Florence Marc concerning the affair, and memorial service for Field-Marshal Earl Herbert Kitchener of Kartoum, who was first cousin to Florence Marc. The material dates from approximately 1911-1919
Folder 1 Correspondence Adela Broome to Florence Marc - ANS from Adela Broome to Florence Marc - ALS from Adela Broome to Florence Marc,
dated May 30
Folder 2 Correspondence Isabel Chevallier to Florence Marc, [1914-1918] - ALS from Isabel Chevallier to Florence Marc,
dated May 14
Folder 3 Correspondence Ada Fuller to Florence Marc, 1913 - ALS from Ada Fuller to Florence Marc, dated
January 29, 1913 - ALS from Ada Fuller to Florence Marc, dated
March 12, 1913
Folder 4 Correspondence Gainsborough Silk Weaving Co. to Florence Marc, 1913 - TLS from Gainsborough to Florence Marc,
dated January 11, 1913 - TLS from Gainsborough to Florence Marc,
dated April 8, 1913 - Piece of red cloth
Folder 5 Correspondence Red Cross to Alexander Marc, [1914-1918] - TLS from Red Cross to Florence Marc
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Folder 6 Correspondence Harry Rixson to Florence Marc, 1911-1915 - 2 ANS from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc,
dated June 1914, with envelope titled “Lord Kitchener’s accounts”, expenses dated September 1913
- ANS from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc - AN from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc - AN from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc,
September 1912 and September 1913 - AN dated 1911-1912 - ALS from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc,
dated November 23, 1915 - AL from Harry Rixson to Florence Marc
containing a “list of goods”
Folder 7 Correspondence Searle & Co. to Florence Marc, 1917
- ALS from Searle & Co. to Florence Marc, dated November 16, 1917
Folder 8 Correspondence Dorrean Smith to Florence Marc, [1914-1918] - 2 ALS from Dorrean Smith to Florence Marc,
dated March 13 and April 1
Folder 9 Fabric - 1 piece of black fabric with AN
Folder 10 Memorial Service programmes for Field-Marshal Kitchener of Kartoum and related material, 1916-1919 - ALS from F. Kitchener to Florence Marc,
dated June 8, 1916 - 2 blue tickets to memorial service for Field-
Marshal Kitchener of Kartoum, dated June 13, 1916
- 2 memorial service programmes for Field-Marshal Kitchener of Kartoum, dated June 13, 1916
- 2 Order of service programmes for the unveiling of a memorial tablet to Earl Kitchener, dated June 24, 1919
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Folder 11 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1916-1919 - ALS titled “Ode to Lord Kitchener” dated
June 5, 1916 - ALS to Florence Marc dated April 30, 1919 - ALS to Florence Marc dated September 9,
1918 - ALS to Florence Marc
Folder 12 Miscellaneous envelopes, [1914-1918] - 5 envelopes to Florence Marc
Folder 13 Miscellaneous, 1913-1916 - Menu dated Boxing day, 1916 - Pocket note book dated September, 1913 - Two small decorations with rabbit
illustration - Pamphlet uncut, titled “The death and burial
of Cock Robin”
Folder 14 Newspaper clippings and envelope, [1914]-1918 - Envelope, contained some newspaper
clippings. - Newspaper clipping titled “An elegy” - Newspaper clipping titled “Inspection by
Lord Kitchener” - Newspaper clipping titled “Boy soldiers’
wills. Judge questions their legality” dated 1918
- Newspaper clipping titled “The Wernher will. Over a million bequeathed by officer of 18”
- Newspaper clipping titled “Lord Kitchener on ‘proespects of peace’”, with small piece containing the last two sentence of article.
- Newspaper clipping titled “Court and society”
- Newspaper clipping containing current theatre productions.
Folder 15 Postcards and Photograph, [1914-1918] - ANS titled “Reception of Lord Kitchener, at
Omdurman” - Postcard of Field Marshall Herbert Kitchener
with gold club and dog - Postcard of Field Marshall Herbert Kitchener
with soldier and train - Photograph of lady and soldier on bench
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Folder 16 Prayer pamphlets and otherservice material, 1914-1917 - Pamphlet titled “The Chapel Royal, St.
James’s Palace” dated July 20, 1917 - Pamphlet titled “Prayers for use in the
national mission ; together with a litany of repentance & hope” dated May 1916
- Pamphlet titled “Carols” dated December 5, 1915
- Pamphlet titled “A litany for use during the war” dated 1914
- Pamphlet titled “National mission of repentance & hope”
Box 2 Item in box
Cloth-covered chest in which the correspondence and items from box 1 were held
Box 3 62 folders
Contains correspondence sent to Gwynedd Corlette from Peter Fiddes Watt from 1944-1949. Many of them were written while on active service during the Second World War. The content is limited as all the letters had to pass the censor. This box was wrapped in his army handkerchief. The letters were all bundled into ribbons. The following bundles were organized into folders 1-24, 25-31, 32-38, 39-46, 47-53, 54-55, 56-61, and 62.
Folder 1 Postal address re-direction card, 1945 Postal card with AN
Folder 2 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, October 7, 1944 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated October 7, 1944, with envelope
- 2 ANS of Gwynedd Coreltte Certificate of positing with AN
Folder 3 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, October 22, 1944 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, dated October 22, 1944, with envelope
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Folder 4 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, October 23, 1944 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated October 23, 1944, with envelope
Folder 5 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, November 7, 1944 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated November 7, 1944, with
envelope
ANS of Peter Fiddes Watt
Folder 6 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, December 13, 1944 - TLS, telegram from Peter to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated December 13, 1944, with envelope
Folder 7 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, December 22, 1944 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated December 22, 1944 3 ANS of Peter Fiddes Watt
Folder 8 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, March 26, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated March 26, 1945
Folder 9 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, April 2, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated April 2, 1945
Folder 10 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, April 8, 1945 - TLS, telegram from Peter Fiddes Watt to
Gwynedd Corlette, dated April 8, 1945, with envelope
Folder 11 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 1, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 1, 1945
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Folder 12 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 4, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 4, 1945, with envelope
Folder 13 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 7, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 7, 1945, with envelope
Folder 14 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 10, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 10, 1945
Folder 15 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 14, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 14, 1945
Folder 16 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 18, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 18, 1945
Folder 17 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 20, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 20, 1945
Folder 18 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 21, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 21, 1945
Folder 19 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 22, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 22, 1945
Folder 20 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 23, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 23, 1945
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Folder 21 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 26, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 26, 1945 - 2 certificates of posting, with AN
Folder 22 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 27, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 27, 1945
Folder 23 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, May 29, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated May 29, 1945, with envelope
Folder 24 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 5, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 5, 1945, with envelope, with ribbon
- 4 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, dated June 5, 1945, with envelope
Folder 25 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 14, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, June 14, 1945, with envelope, with ribbon.
Folder 26 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 17, 1945 - 4 ALS from Peter to Gwynedd Corlette, dated
June 17, 1945, with envelope
Folder 27 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 24, 1945 - 4 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 24, 1945, with envelope
Folder 28 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 26, 1945 - AL from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 26, 1945, with envelope
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Folder 29 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 27, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 27, 1945, with envelope
Folder 30 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 28, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 28, 1945, with envelope
Folder 31 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, June 29-30, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated June 29-30 1945, with envelope
Folder 32 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 3, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 3, 1945, with envelope
Folder 33 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 4-5, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 4-5, 1945, with envelope, with ribbon
Folder 34 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 10, 1945 - 3 AL from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 4-5, 1945, with envelope
Folder 35 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 11, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 11, 1945, with 2 envelopes
Folder 36 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 13, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 13, 1945, with envelope
Folder 37 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 17, 1945
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- ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, dated July 17, 1945, with envelope
Folder 38 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 19, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 19, 1945, with envelope
Folder 39 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 26, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 26, 1945, with envelope
Folder 40 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 27, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 27, 1945, with envelope
Folder 41 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 30, 1945 - 3 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated July 30, 1945, with envelope
Folder 42 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 2, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 2, 1945, with envelope
Folder 43 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 3, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 3, 1945, with envelope
Folder 44 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 4, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 4, 1945, with envelope
Folder 45 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 5, 1945 - 3 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 5, 1945, with envelope
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Folder 46 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 6, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 6, 1945, with envelope, with ribbon
Folder 47 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 9, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 9, 1945, with envelope
Folder 48 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 11, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 11, 1945, with envelope
Folder 49 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 13, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 13, 1945, with envelope
Folder 50 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 16, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 16, 1945, with envelope
Folder 51 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 18, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 18, 1945, with envelope
Folder 52 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 22, 1945 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated August 22, 1945, with envelope
Folder 53 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 26, 1945
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- 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, dated August 26, 1945, with envelope, with ribbon
Folder 54 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, October 18-23, 1945 - 3 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, October 18, 1945, with envelope - AN dated October 20, 1945 - AN dated October 23, 1945 - Piece of black cloth
Folder 55 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, 1945 - ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, dated 1945, with envelope
Folder 56 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 30, 1947 - ANS, envelope from Peter Fiddes Watt to
Gwynedd Corlette, dated July 30, 1947
- Photograph
Folder 57 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 10, 1947 - TLS, telegram from Peter Fiddes Watt to
Gwynedd Corlette, dated August 10, 1947,
with envelope, with ribbon
- TNS Station Hotel Inverness ticket
ANS of Gwynedd Corlette
Folder 58 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 26, 1947 TNS telegram from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, July 26, 1948, with 2 envelopes
Folder 59 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 26, 1947 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, August 26, 1947, with envelope
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Folder 60 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corlette, 1947-1948 - 2 ALS from Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd
Corlette, 1947 - 2 ANS - ANS dated May 18, 1948
Folder 61 Correspondence Peter Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd Corletter, 1948-1949 - ANS dated January 23, 1948 - TLS posting certificate dated February 11,
1949 - TL Telegram
Folder 62 Handkerchief - Handkerchief was wrapped around all the
letters found in box 3
Box 4 73 folders
Contains correspondence sent to Gwynedd from Peter Fiddes Watt from 1930-1944. Folder 1 contains the pouch that contained all the correspondence and items in box 4. The letters were separated into three bundles by a bundle in the middle which was wrapped in ribbon. The following bundles were organized into folders 3-19, 20-40, and 41-73. Content is limited as these passed the Censor.
Folder 1 Cloth pouch
Folder 2 Cloth sash
Folder 3 Peter to Gwynedd 2 ALS and envelope April 11 and April 19, 1945
Folder 4 Peter Fiddes Watt to Miss Margot R. Watt ALS and envelope February 12, 1936
Folder 5 Jean Fiddes Watt to Gwynedd ALS n.d.
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Folder 6 Private Secretary to Queen Mary to Mrs. G. C. Corlette on Buckingham Palace stationery with mourning border Form letter of thanks for expression of sympathy Envelope February 14, 1936
Folder 7 Peter to Gwynedd ANS March 22, 1934 7 black and white photographs
Folder 8 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope April 30, 1934
Folder 9 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope May 3, 1934
Folder 10 Peter to Gwynedd ALS, ink drawings and envelope September 5, 1934
Folder 11 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope August 20, 1934
Folder 12 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope August 13, 1934
Folder 13 Peter to Gwynedd ANS and envelope November 8, 1935
Folder 14 Peter to Gwynedd ANS and envelope November 18, 1935
Folder 15 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope
Folder 16 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope
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Folder 17 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope with holograph notes August 27, 1936
Folder 18 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope August 1936
Folder 19 ANS to Captain A.G. Fiddes Watt Invitation from Mrs. A.G. Fiddes Watt
Folder 20 Clipping re: Cambridge University Caledonian Club Ball with photo of Mr. A.G. Fiddes Watt [sic] March 22, 1939 Pink ribbon
Folder 21 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope May 15, 1941
Folder 22 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope May 27, 1941
Folder 23 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope June 18, 1941
Folder 24 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope June 26
Folder 25 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope July 12, 1941
Folder 26 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope July 28, 1941
Folder 27 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope August 18, 1941
Folder 28 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope
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September 1, 1941
Folder 29 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope August 1941
Folder 30 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope September 24, 1941
Folder 31 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope October 21, 1941
Folder 32 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope October 19, 1941
Folder 33 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with holograph note and envelope 1941
Folder 34 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram and envelope November 17, 1941
Folder 35 Peter to Gwynedd ALS and envelope 1941
Folder 36 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope December 13, 1941
Folder 37 Cloth sachet
Folder 38 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope and ANS Gwiff [Gwynedd]
Folder 39 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope January 9, 1942
Folder 40 Peter to Gwynedd Longer ALS
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Folder 41 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope April 4, 1942
Folder 42 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope February 17, 1942
Folder 43 Holograph poem by Clinton Scollard, ‘The Journey’ with envelope addressed to A. G. Fiddes Watt
Folder 44 Green cloth handkerchief
Folder 45 Envelope addressed to Captain A.G. Fiddes Watt Caithness, Scotland
Folder 46 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope May 12, 1942
Folder 47 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope July 23, 1942
Folder 48 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope holograph reply August 19, 1942
Folder 49 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope September 28, 1942
Folder 50 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope Holograph reply October 9, 1942
Folder 51 Pink plastic comb
Folder 52 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope October 10, 1942
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Folder 53 5 empty envelopes addressed to Captain A.G. Fiddes Watt, Scotland
Folder 54 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope December 31, 1942
Folder 55 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope Holograph reply February 4, 1943
Folder 56 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope October 23, 1942
Folder 57 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope Holograph note July 2, 1943
Folder 58 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope July 2, 1943
Folder 59 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope July 23, 1943
Folder 60 Peter to Gwynedd Undelivered telegram, with notice of non-delivery, envelope October 16, 1943
Folder 61
Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope November 24, 1943 Gwynedd to Peter 2 ANS December 1943 Holograph note
Folder 62 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope
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Folder 63 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope February 24, 1944
Folder 64 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope March 24, 1944
Folder 65 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope March 25, 1944
Folder 66 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope April 22, 1944
Folder 67 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope May 9, 1944 Holograph reply May 19, 1944 Holograph note
Folder 68 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope May 20, 1944
Folder 69 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope and clipping June 15, 1944 2 holograph replies June 16, 1944
Folder 70 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope July 18, 1944 Holograph reply
Folder 71 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope July 22, 1944
Folder 72 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope August 21, 1944
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Folder 73 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope and property for sale clipping September 1, 1944 Holograph reply
Folder 74 Peter to Gwynedd Telegram with envelope September 11, 1944 Holograph reply
Box 5 20 folders
Contains correspondence sent to Gwynedd Corlette from Peter Fiddes Watt from 1945-1956, with some replies from her. Many of them were written while on active service during the Second World War. The content is limited as all the letters had to pass the censor. The letters were all bundled into ribbons. The following bundles were organized into folders 1-9, 10-15, and 16-20.
Folder 1 Peter to ‘Gwiffy’ ALS with envelope and red velvet ribbon April 12, 1952
Folder 2 Peter to Gwynedd ALS
Folder 3 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope August 10, 1951
Folder 4 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope August 9, 1950
Folder 5 Peter to ‘Gwiff’ ALS with envelope August 8, 1950
Folder 6 Holograph note
Folder 7 Peter to ‘Gwiffy’ ALS with envelope January 6, 1950
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Folder 8 Peter to ‘Gwiffie’ ALS with envelope December 31, 1949
Folder 9 Peter to ‘Gwiff’ ALS with envelope July 28, 1949
Folder 10 Peter to Gwynedd ALS June 10, 1945 With blue ribbon
Folder 11 Peter to Gwynedd ANS
Folder 12 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope August 24, 1954
Folder 13 Peter to Gwiffy ALS with envelope August 22, 1953
Folder 14 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with clipping and envelope August 11, 1952
Folder 15 Peter to Gwynedd ALS
Folder 16 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope On The Hebrides Tweed Company letterhead With pink ribbon
Folder 17 Peter to ‘Gwiffy’ ALS with envelope August 10, 1955
Folder 18 Peter to ‘Gwiffy’ ALS with envelope August 23, 1956
Folder 19 Peter to ‘Gwiffy’
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ALS with envelope September 4, 1956
Folder 20 Peter to Gwynedd ALS with envelope August 27, 1956
Box 6 Item in box
2x2 inch pocket diary for 1944 belonging to Peter Fiddes Watt Bound in navy blue with gold stamp and fore-edge miniature pencil in spine
Box 7 47 folders
contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs sent to Florence Marc. Of particular note are letters from 1929 to 1933 from the Irish playwright St. John Greer Ervine [“founding father of modern Northern Irish drama”] (Folders 2 and 3) some of them referring to the preparation and publication of one of his books. All the letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs were inserted between pages within a large black address book. The following groups of letters and photographs were organized into folders 1-9, 10-19, 20-32, 33-39, 40-44, 45, 46, 47
Folder 1 3 black and white photographs Dublin, 1936 Picnic near Hyères Unidentified
Folder 2 St. John Greer Ervine to Bridget Marc 2 TLS with envelope July 2, 1931 and February 13, 1933 Holograph note ALS from St. John Greer Ervine August 1, 1929
Folder 3 St. John Greer Ervine to Bridget Marc TLS with envelope December 30, 1933
Folder 4 Page torn from book with portraits of Sir Walter Clode and Robert Wilson
Folder 5 Wedding invitation
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Captain Charles Clode and Miss Frances Marc St. Mary’s Church, Wimbledon December 1, 1927
Folder 6 ‘The Shaikhdon of Kuwait’ Elizabeth Monroe Reprint from International Affairs Vol. XXX, No. 3, July 1954
Folder 7 Holograph poem “For B.D.”, November 24, 1944
Folder 8 Birthday telegram with envelope to Miss Marc from Mother November 14, 1926
Folder 9 ALS to ‘Biddy’ with envelope January 12, 1953 3 painted, handmade cards tied with ribbon undated, Easter 1945 and November 24, 1951
Folder 10 Engagement announcement clipping for Captain C. M. Clode and Miss Frances Marc 2 holograph menus for Eagle House, June 25, 1926
Folder 11 “Aunt Birdie” to Biddy [Florence Marc] ALS with clipping
Folder 12 5 black and white photographs, various unidentified “skirts” 1 black and white photograph of woman “Oliver sketches, Rudy reads” 1 black and white photograph Clipping ALS to Miss Marc on her 21st birthday
Folder 13 Doris Abbott to Miss Marc ALS December 5, 1928
Folder 14 Telegram to Miss Marc from Uncle Austin, Aunt Hester and Biddy [Florence Marc] on 21st birthday
Folder 15 “Old Uncle WolfMarc” to “Biddy” [Florence Marc] ANS
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Folder 16 2 black and white photographs 1 of “Mlle. S. Lenglen” dressed for tennis [1920s] 1 of painting of Jan Van Eyck
Folder 17 Various ink and pencil drawings of animals and hazelnuts, with birthday and Easter greetings
Folder 18 Lilian Beit to “Biddy” ALS April 8, 1924 Ina Markham to “Biddy” ALS April 5 [1924] Envelope Letters concerning the confirmation of Florence Marc, April 11, 1924
Folder 19 ALS to “Dearest little Emerger” Clippings Holograph poem on envelope Coming of Age greetings from Auntie Hester and Uncle Austin
Folder 20 2 childhood ALS Biddy to Mother ALS Granny to “My sweet Baby” November 23 envelope
Folder 21 Biddy to “My own Darling Mummy” ALS
Folder 22 Auntie Martha to Miss Marc [Florence] ALS with envelope April 1, 1929
Folder 23 1 black and white photograph, mounted 2 dogs, “Rover” and “Faun”
Folder 24 2 completed dance cards, with miniature pencils attached
1. Eagle House, June 25th 2. Merchant Taylors Hall, June 29th, 1927
Folder 25 Clara to Miss Marc ANS March 27, 1929
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Envelope with ink drawing of letter carrier
Folder 26 Pencil sketch of Cupid with bow and arrows
Folder 27 Biddy to Darling Mummy ALS
Folder 28 F. to My dearest M. ALS 14/01/08
Folder 29 Ink sketch of woman sitting reading on chesterfield On verso: “With O’s Love, Done as I was writing to you by the fire”
Folder 30 Gladys Price to Biddy ALS and envelope March 27, 1929
Folder 31 H.M.S. Valiant, Grand Fleet Greeting card
Folder 32 Biddy to Daddy ALS Postcard Marriage notice for Major Oliver Probert with Miss Ruby Marc
Folder 33 “The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple” June 28th, 29th & 30th June 1934 Programme
Folder 34 “The Holywell Players’ production of Twelfth Night, In the Gardens of Eagle House, 23rd June 1934” programme
Folder 35 ALS U.F. to Biddy October 15th
Folder 36 Uncle F. to Biddy ALS 1.11
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Folder 37 U.F. to F.C. Marc ANS with ink sketch on postcard
Folder 38 U.F. to Biddy ALS with 2 postcards 28/1/25
Folder 39 U.F. to Biddy ALS 25/6/25 Enclosure: holograph notes and ink sketches
Folder 40 Mili Edgar to Biddy Birthday greetings Postcard with clipping November 22, 1933
Folder 41 Coloured ink drawing of bus “A Future Bus Inverness to London”
Folder 42 S. Debussy to Miss Marc ANS January 3rd, 1934
Folder 43 Various newspaper clippings, 1934
Folder 44 “M.E.A. and B.J.B.T.” Wedding programme, April 19, 1933
Folder 45 ALS to Biddy October 15, 1929 With holograph poem and quotes Programme for the “Unveiling of the Statue erected by His Majesty’s Government to the Memory of the Late Field-Marshal The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum … by The Prince of Wales on the Horse Guards Parade” June 9, 1926
Folder 46 Mother to Biddy Clippings Postcards Etching Enclosures April Fool’s menu, holograph with colour fish sketch
Ms. Gervers, Michael Coll. Papers, 1911-1956 00771
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Folder 47 D.S.M. to Bids ALS 23/11/1928
Box 8 Item in box
1 large blank address/account book from which items in Box 7 were removed