Manuscripts
Dykes, Christopher. 8 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Cambridge, Liverpool, England; Baltimore, Ma1yland; Adana, Turkey
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Adams, Lady Agnes. 1 letter (1942) to Sara, Cornelius and Sheila Engert, Hollywood, California
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Lady Agnes introduces them to the bearer of this letter, Christopher Dykes, who was a friend and a Commonwealth Fellow at Cal Tech.
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Smith, Mary Nichol. 2 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Oxford, England
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Professor and Mrs. Smith lived at the Cal Tech Athenaeum while he worked at the Huntington Library. She remarks about the "toughened up" spirit of the English people but also how very hard the war is on the elderly.
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Birdstein, . 1 letter (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Washington, D.C
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Mrs. Birdstein took children to safety in America, husband in Sydney in the air ministry. They were at Cal Tech in 1930s and knew the Millikens.
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Young, Minnie. 1 letter (1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Aberdeen, Scotland
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There were over 260 "alerts" with sirens which is very unnerving. She feels Satan has been let loose upon the earth.
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Monk, E. C. 6 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Highbury, England
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Reverend Monk was a friend of Sir John's. He philosophizes about war and evil people and his great admiration of President Roosevelt.
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Frankenburg, Charis. 9 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Lymm, England
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She was left a wealthy widow from her husband's death in WWI. She has used her money to support a hospital for deformed children. She also takes in other children during the war. She also includes excerpts of her sons' letters about their war experiences.
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