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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Mrs. Shepherd is Lady Agnes former chairwoman. She tells of being bombed out of one home and after moving another close call. She is overburdened with care of husband and sister.
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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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With an added entry of R. W. Chambers. Describes her experiences during the bombing raids of London. R. W. thanks Lady Adams for gifts of lumps of sugar.
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They return to England when the war starts and describe the boat crossing as well as his first impressions of life in London. He gives amusing descriptions of life in a boarding house. They were eventually sent to Brazil where they describe the sights and sounds.
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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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