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Dearest Mummy: Duchess Millicent's Letters from her Children

Amongst Duchess Millicents correspondence are many letters from her three surviving children, George Rosemary and Alastair. Many of the letters were written by the children whilst on holiday or away at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Letters from Hollywood: Duchess Millicent's Letters from Mary Pickford

Amongst Duchess Millicent's correspondence from the 1940s are a number of letters and telegrams from the Hollywood actress Mary Pickford. The Duchess stayed with Mary Pickford on a visit to Beverly Hills ...

Married Life: The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland

There are many letters in the Sutherland Papers exchanged between the fourth Duke and Duchess of Sutherland during their marriage. A notable example is a letter written to Duchess Millicent by the ...

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