Manuscripts
Halliday, Clive. 5 letters (1940-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; Pernambuco, Brazil
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Mackenzie, Donald A. 3 letters (1940-1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Ashtead, England
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Mr. Mackenzie tells a sto1y of his children's amusing reaction to an enemy plane fight above their heads and how they ran out to gather bomb fragments afterward from the bomb craters. There are other such stories included and of the high spirits of the people.
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Hallam, J H. 1 letter (1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Cambridge, England
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He gives an amusing account of moving to a small cottage to avoid having to share his home with mothers and "under fives" evacuees from London.
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Synge, Dinah. 15 letters (1940-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Stevenage, Kingwood, England
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Miss Synge is head of a girl's school in Surrey. During WWII she elicits Lady Agnes' help in communicating with an elderly aunt in Rome whose people were considered enemies of England. She writes many interesting impressions and mentions "double summertime" which is double daylight savings time.
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Morgan, Alex. 2 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Edinburgh, Scotland
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He mourns his wife's death and tells of his son, Major General Morgan being injured in an accident.
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Munro, Helen. 6 letters (1940-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Mrs. Monroe was housemaid to Sir John and Lady Adams for their first 15 years of marriage. Her family worked for Lady Adams' family back a couple of generations.
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Raton, Agatha. 5 letters (1940-1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Highlands, Scotland
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Mrs. Raton is known for her work with sphagnum dressings for wounds. She discusses the war and the bravery of the English military.
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