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 ...
Duchess Millicent's Pets: Gingko the Pekinese Dog
Duchess Millicent was extremely fond of her pets, many photographs showing her posing with her dogs. However, it appears from her papers that the Duchess was particularly fond of her Pekinese dog Gingko, ...
Duchess Millicent's Political Correspondence
Many of Duchess Millicent's letters written in the early twentieth century reflect her involvement in politics. A letter from Lord Robert Cecil dated 9th July 1935 indicates that the Duchess was concerned ...
Duke of Sutherland, Politician: The Third Duke & Politics
George Granville William, the third Duke of Sutherland, was an influential figure in local and national politics. In addition to his work with the Stafford House and Mansion House Committees, letters ...
Engraver's Copper Plate of the Trentham Office
The image above shows the copper plate which was used by the Trentham Estate Office to print notices of receipt on behalf of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833).
The ...
Family Matters: George Granville Leveson-Gower and his Father Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Amongst George Granville Leveson-Gower's personal papers is a letter from his father, Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803). The letter congratulates George Granville on his marriage ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower & Contemporary Art
'A Catalogue of Pictures at Trentham' made in 1825 provides a room by room inventory of the paintings collected by George Granville Leveson-Gower and displayed at his family’s seat in Staffordshire.
The ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower and Art in the Sutherland Papers
Aside from his political life and his responsibilities as an estate owner, George Granville was a devoted art collector. Catalogues and inventories in the Sutherland Papers tell us that the first Duke ...