Collection SCA36-WA20 - Emily Bax correspondence.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Emily Bax correspondence.

General material designation

  • Textual record

Title notes

  • Attributions and conjectures: From contents of collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA36-WA20

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1938-1939 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 cm of textual records

Archival description area

Scope and content

Two items of correspondence from Emily Bax to a Mrs. Milner Wood of Woodman's Point on the St. John's River, dated June 3, 1938 and May 16, 1939. Topics discussed include Emily Bax's book, the World's Fair, the King's speech, and her daily life and plans.

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by the National Council of Women of Canada as part of the Lady Aberdeeen Memorial Library. The letters came to the National Council in 1965 from Mrs. Milner Wood.

General note

Emily Bax (1882-1943) was born in London, England in 1882 and was educated at the Grey Coat Hospital Foundation School. She was the second woman to be employed as secretary at the American Embassy in London, and worked there from 1902 to December 1914. ... »

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Added to database by Jessica Blackwell, 2015.