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Roscoe, Frank. 12 letters (1940-1941) to Lady Agnes Adams, Berkhamsted, England
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Miles, Connie. 2 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Shere, England
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She wants Lady Agnes to send her an American-made button which says "To Hell with Hitler." Her father, Reverend Sir W. Robertson Nicoll, was Sir John's greatest friend. She is keeping a war diary for her descendants.
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Anderson, Maggie. 7 letters (1941-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Thanks Lady Agnes for tea and magazines and copy of one of Sir John's books, compares WWII's easier rationing with queues of WWI.
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Mackesy, Dorothy. 36 letters (1940-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Southwold, England
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Dorothy is Lady Agnes' niece and wife of Major-General P.J. (Pat) Mackesy. She gives many interesting behind-thescenes details of their life during the war and often the censor has to cut out parts of her letter. Also included are articles from The Lady and other publications.
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Adams, Lady Agnes. 1 letter (1911) to Cornelius Van Hemert Engert, London, England
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An invitation to lunch from Lady Agnes to her husband, Sir John's, student Mr. Engert.
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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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Adams, Lady Agnes. 1 letter (1921) to Cornelius Van Hemert Engert, London, England
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Lady Agnes is anxious about peace conference in Washington. Professor Adams is to retire in July, 1922.
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