Letter and memorial items for Emily Wilding Davison, 1913
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Summary
- Creator:
- Baskin, Lisa Unger
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises a letter written by "Nonia" on June 16, 1913, regarding how she managed to obtain the Emily Wilding Davison memorial items, including a bulletin for the memorial service, an official program for the funeral procession, and a memorial card. Nonia was likely an upper class woman, for Princess Alice of Teck assisted her in collecting the items; the princess was afraid they would be considered suffragettes. The collection also holds a transcription for the letter.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (5 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11157
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a letter written by "Nonia" on June 16, 1913, regarding how she managed to obtain the Emily Wilding Davison memorial items, including a bulletin for the memorial service, an official program for the funeral procession, and a memorial card. Nonia was likely an upper class woman, for Princess Alice of Teck assisted her in collecting the items; the princess was afraid they would be considered suffragettes. The collection also holds a transcription for the letter.
- Acquisition information:
- The Letter and memorial items for Emily Wilding Davison were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, March 2016
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS062.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Letter and memorial items for Emily Wilding Davison, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.