Found 2 collections related to Cornwall (England : County) -- Social life and customs

Winifred Mary Holland Priestley, commonly known as Jane, was the second wife of novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley. The collection consists mainly of correspondence between Priestley and Miss Constance M. Holder, and to Miss Holder from Priestley's sister, Mrs. Ruth Holland Jones, charting the creation and operation of the Priestly Nurseries, 1940-1946. These nurseries were established in Herefordshire and Cornwall, England, for children and their mothers evacuated during the Blitz. Letters also discuss works by J.B. Priestley written during this period. The collection also includes a photograph album entitled "The Story of Broxwood," which tells the story of the Broxwood nursery and includes many photographs of the children who stayed at the nursery during World War II. Additional family photographs, including photographs of J.B. Priestley are included. less

Two volumes containing guest signatures and remarks from the Lizard Hotel, Cornwall, England, maintained between 1875-1888 and 1901-1935. The first volume contains sketches and an annotation's that Patricia Cornwell attributed to Jack the Ripper in her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed. less