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 Hospital in 1918: Life as a Casualty Clearing Station
Duchess Millicent's Hospital was moved to St. Omer in March 1918. By this time it had 200 beds. As circumstances worsened, the Hospital’s status changed and in April 1918 it became a 2nd line casualty ...
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 ...
England’s Reliance on Imported Food
Many of the documents relating to the food supply in time of war crisis indicate that a central concern was England’s reliance on imported food. One newspaper clipping suggests that Britain would be ...
Flannel Suits and Fancy Vests!
The Sutherland Collection contains an enormous number of documents relating to commercial culture in the early twentieth century. Amongst these papers are advertisement cards and leaflets from men's ...
Garage Development in London, 1906
In a letter dated April 1906 Mr. W. B. Peat wrote to the Duke of Sutherland to inform him that ‘The City and Suburban Electric Carriage’ company’s “Niagara” garage was being sold to the ‘Wolseley Tool ...
Great Chatwell Farm
On 24th September 1907 J. H. Menzies received a letter from Dawson Bennett & Co, solicitors from Lincoln’s Inn, London.
The letter concerned Great Chatwell Farm on the estates of Colonel Cotes in ...
Ground and Chamber Plan of Lilleshall Lodge, 1908
The image above shows a ground and chamber plan of Lilleshall Lodge made in April 1908. Pencil annotations on the plan show proposed alterations to the property made in the early twentieth century.
The ...
Grow your own wheat!
Amongst the pamphlets relating to England's food supply during war is a cutting ‘reprinted from the Sussex Daily News’ dated Monday March 2nd 1903 entitled ‘Our Food Supply in Time of War’. The reprint ...
Hill Chorlton Farm Wind Engine
The Sutherland Papers Collection contains a huge variety of documents relating to technological developments on the Leveson-Gower family’s estates in Staffordshire. A number of intriguing papers amongst ...
Hill Chorlton, 1914
The Sutherland Papers contain a huge number of papers relating to the sale of lands on the Leveson-Gower family's estates in the early twentieth century. These papers, many from 1914, include a variety ...
HMV in the Sutherland Papers
Amongst the many commerical advertismements in the Sutherland Collection is an advertisement for 'His Master's Voice Records'. This leaflet, from the modern day music store HMV features the original logo ...
Inflation causing Starvation
A pamphlet entitled ‘Our Food-Supply in Time of War’ by Rear Admiral C. C. Penrose Fitzgerald reprinted from Blackwoods Magazine in February 1903 indicates that inflation caused by a dearth in imported ...
Jaeger Clothing
Amongst the many documents relating to clothing in the Sutherland Collection is an advertisement for 'Jaeger' of Regent Street, London. The advertisement promotes the company's 'pure wool men's shirtings ...
King George V Visits Duchess Millicent's Hospital
Many prestigious figures, including politicians and royalty visited Duchess Millicent’s hospital, including King George V, Queen Mary and Prince Edward who visited the hospital while it was stationed ...