Reference No:

L WH/5/5.3/08/03a

Dates:

10 Feb 1926

Description:

Letter from Winifred Holtby Cape Town, South Africa to her parents, Alice and David Holtby - treated as a celebrity; met by her hostess, Miss Stohr; the Cape Argus; the League of Nations Union; Cape Times; dined with Sir John Buchanan, a Judge; Gladstone; describing the social round of dinners, teas, etc; Nuisenberg; Chancellor of the University; Lord Chief Justice; describing the countryside; Frank Parish, son of ex-Financial Times Editor, Sir George Parish; Rhodes Memorial; Gordon's Institute, a educational recreation; only problem is the ants; A Mrs Priestman, mother's aunt is a Mrs Stickney of Cottingham

Format:

Archive Item

Extent:

1 item

Access Conditions:

Access will be granted to any accredited reader

Repository:

Hull Local Studies Library

Collection:

Winifred Holtby Collection