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Ashley Cooper, Patricia. 9 letters (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Toronto, Canada; Hitchin, England
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[Ashley Cooper, Billy]. 1 letters (1939) to Lady Agnes Adams, Val Davide, Canada
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She is daughter of Patrick and Kathleen Ashley Cooper.
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Ashley Cooper, Kathleen. 31 letters (1939-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Hitchin, London, England
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Kathleen is wife of Lady Adams' nephew Patrick and an active volunteer at the Beaver Club which supports the troops. She gives great detail about wartime in London living at Claridges with her husband. She regrets she cannot speak of the many details she knows about because of her husband's position in the government.
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Dawson, Belinda. 4 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Settle, England
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Belinda helped Patricia Ashley-Cooper take 34 children to Vancouver and Australia. She stayed with Lady Adams for eight weeks before returning to England. Her father is Geoffry Dawson, editor of The Times.
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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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Halliday, Myrtle Anne. 2 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, London, Liverpool, England
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She is an American actress who worked in Cecil B. DeMille's theater group. After she and her husband Clive returned to England she gave radio broadcasts, a transcript of which is enclosed. She gives ve1y clear descriptions of air raids and t11e behavior of Londoners.
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Kennedy, Kate. 1 letter (1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Inverness, Scotland
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She thanks Lady Adams for sending her a copy of Sir John's book. She expresses pride in the people of England.
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