Duchess Harriet: Social Reform & Charity
In addition to her role as a London hostess at Stafford House, Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), the second Duchess of Sutherland, was actively involved in campaigns for social reform. Her ...
Duchess Harriet's Accounts and Vouchers
The Sutherland Papers include a huge variety of documents relating to life in the Leveson-Gower family's households during the nineteenth century. Papers relating to Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), ...
Duchess Harriet's Household: Tradesmen's Accounts
Amongst household accounts kept during Duchess Harriet's lifetime is an account book for ‘Cliveden Gardens’, for ‘R. Nicholson Tea & Italian Warehouse Maidenhead’.
One of these small volumes relates ...
Duchess Harriet's Personal Account Books
The Sutherland Papers include a number of personal account books kept by Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1868), the second Duchess of Sutherland, between 1827 and 1839.
Lady Harriet’s account ...
Duchess Harriet's Social Correspondence: Letters from Lord Palmerston
Duchess Harriet’s papers feature correspondence from an array of prominent contemporary figures, including William Gladstone and Elizabeth Fry. Notable amongst her papers are the social letters which ...
Duchess Millicent & Nathan Crawford's Letters
Amongst Duchess Millicent's papers are letters written to her during the Second World War by Squadron Leader Nathan Crawford who was killed in action on January 2nd 1945. A leather framed photograph of ...
Duchess Millicent and High Society
Duchess Millicent's prominent social position as the Duchess of Sutherland and proprietor of Stafford House in London meant that she was prestigious and successful in high society. This success is reflected ...
Duchess Millicent and Letters from George
Duchess Millicent's letters from her children tell us a great deal about the lives of children living in the early twentieth century. George’s letters in particular inform us about fashion and the types ...
Duchess Millicent and Royalty
Amongst Duchess Millicent's papers are many examples of her correspondence with royalty throughout the early and mid twentieth century.
Several of the letters are responses to letters sent by the ...
Duchess Millicent and Social Reform in Staffordshire
Before her work in educational reform, Duchess Millicent was instrumental in campaigns against the use of lead in the pottery industry. Lead was used for glazing and had caused cases of lead poisoning. ...
Duchess Millicent and Social Reform: The Sutherland Technical School
Making use of her prominent social position, Duchess Millicent became renowned for her campaigning for reform in education. In 1903 she assisted in the foundation of the Sutherland Technical School in ...
Duchess Millicent and Winston Churchill
Duchess Millicent's papers include correspondence with Winston Churchill written during the early twentieth century, and also typed memoirs written during the First World War. A
Amongst these papers ...
Duchess Millicent During World War Two
Many of Duchess Millicent’s papers from the 1940s reflect a preoccupation with the war in Europe and its impact on life in Britain.
Amongst Duchess Millicent’s foreign correspondence are many letters ...
Duchess Millicent During World War Two: Trouble in America
Amongst Millie’s papers are many letters exchanged between herself and the British Consulate regarding her attempts to return home from America to the United Kingdom in 1943.
Millie, her maid Janet ...
Duchess Millicent, Author and Playwright
In addition to her philanthropic work, Duchess Millicent was a published author and playwright. Her first novel One Hour and the Next was published in 1899, followed by a volume of short stories The Winds ...
Duchess Millicent: Royal Correspondent
Many of Duchess Millcent's letters from George V are of a social nature, reflecting the interaction of the Sutherland and Windsor families. In a letter from October 1895 written from the Jockey Club at ...
Duchess Millicent's Letters from L. P. Hartley
Amongst Duchess Millicent’s papers are a bundle of letters signed ‘Leslie’ which appear to be from the author Leslie Poles Hartley. Like the Duchess, Hartley was the author of both plays and short stories, ...
Duchess Millicent's Papers in the Sutherland Papers Collection
Duchess Millicent was a prolific writer and much of her correspondence survives in the Sutherland Papers, including letters relating to her personal life. Her personal papers include letters from members ...