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Barrett, P. A. 2 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, England

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Barrett, P. A. 2 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, England

Description: Mr. Barrett writes of his wife's death and says his own goodbye.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1929-1944.
Call number: mssAdams
Creator: Adams (1869-1942)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Correspondents include John William Adamson and Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. R. A. Milikan, June 29, 1946.; Gift of Roderick Engert, 1993-2000.
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Adamson, John William, (1857-1947.)

Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (1866-1948.)

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