| Title |
Letters 1 |
| Reference |
GCPP Bodichon 1
(former reference: B1-B235) |
| Creator |
Davies, Emily; various |
| Covering Dates |
1865–1887 |
| Extent and Medium |
235 items in 1 file; Paper |
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| Content and context |
These are chiefly letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Most of the letters relate to the foundation and day-to-day organisation of Girton College, with a few earlier ones on the activities of the Langham Place Circle, the English Woman's Journal and the Kensington Society. |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Finds her paper [on women's suffrage, presented to the Kensington Society] capital, but suggests some alterations. Committee: Have taken further advice; all against. Need to stir up women chiefly through private channels to use the rights they possess of voting for guardians etc. Useful for women to sit on mixed committees.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Nov. 1865 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Am sending the evidence Miss Buss and I gave before the [Schools Enquiry] Commission. We got through well.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Dec. 1865-Jan. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Shall be pleased to convey your answer to Mr. Fearon. He is doing his report Cambridge University Exams - girls doing well - rather less than one third failed [details]. London University narrow minded. Durham agitation for London exams. Mrs Hubett (wife of an old curate of ours) working for it; help from all sides. Miss Buss - her building affairs.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 Feb. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Comments on paper sent. Miss Cook has returned the Dialogue. Blackwood against. Will send it to Miss Wolstenholme to try to get into Chambers. Petition (thought by brother to be unexceptional) - asks for her comments. Manchester people delighted.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 Sep. 1866 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Are you still full of the earthquake? Am full of the College. Have been staying with The Brodies at Oxford. Saw Mr Mark Pattison. He grieves that we look to Cambridge, not Oxford. Lady B. says they are not yet ready for it. Lady and Sir Benjamin [Brodie] both very interested. Next step a committee, large with small executive. Roby thinks Lord Lyttelton would accept chair (High Church); Lady Goldsmid as Treasurer. Money - we ought to raise £30,000 at least. 3 medical students - Misses Goff, Mong & Phillips - passed 1st exam. Miss Goff married today a London hospital doctor. Franchise affairs going fairly well. Uncertain what may happen in Parliament. Miss Cook in London - talk about College.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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29 Jan. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Death of Mrs [J W] Smith. Your name entered in her stead as figure head secretary [of Women's Suffrage Committee]. [Mrs Smith was elder sister of Elizabeth Garrett].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Mar. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Rachel] Cook hopes to be one of the first students [at the College] and to bring old school fellows with her.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Mar. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Local examination results. Best junior Miss D'Argent given your brooch (examined at Bristol). Miss West, daughter of a clergyman, gained scholarship, going to Bedford College. College debate on. Lady Goldsmid (could not come) thought we should wait till Franchise ferment was over.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 Apr. 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Welcome back to England. Firming up of College plans; both exciting and frightening.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 May 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Franchise.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 June 1867 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Comparison of Oxford and Cambridge men. Tribulation of working through the Local Examinations leading to meditation on faith and patience.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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15 Mar. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Committee to meet at Conduit Street 10 March - Fawcett business.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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18 Mar. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Birmingham Social Science Week. The College, idea (new) well received.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Sep. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. College plans, the Birmingham meeting - reference to Mark Pattison, the Brodies, Miss Wolstenholme, Mr Butler, Mr Myers. Miss Garrett to study for Paris degree.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Sep. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Brighton. Mr Samuel Morley interested in investing in the College. Mrs E Noel to diffuse information.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Sep. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Elizabeth Adelaide Manning.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Nov. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. The question of funding the proposed women's college and its location. Possible house for hire at Hitchin. Lady Brodie's and the Radicals' 'defection'.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Nov. 1868 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Hopes to be at Robertsbridge on Saturday.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1 Jan. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Executive Committee agenda 23 Feb - House at Hitchin; course of studies. Committee elected you a member. Trust deed passed with Mr. Roby's clause 2a - Lady G[oldsmid] against. Mr Heywood wanted to prepare students for the London Female. Mrs Manning, Mrs R Gurney, Miss Metcalf, Mr Seeley, Mr Sedley Taylor good. Mr Roby not there. Almost decided to take house at Hitchin at once.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Feb. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. If decided to take house at Hitchin shall propose House Committee. Should like you on it to help to make it pretty and picturesque. Also Mrs Burbury and one or two others not on Executive Cttee. To propose Conference with architect about sites.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Feb. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Regarding teaching expenses - supposing 10 students and we pay well for teaching, amount sacrificed in 1st year would be £500. If the number doubled, (as is to be expected), the second year's receipts would cover expenses.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Mar. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Have not given up trying for £50,000. Own and Committee's view to begin small and grow. Wishes to begin in October at Hitchin with as many students as we can get and do it at expense of fund contributed towards building and preliminary expenses. Am writing a paper on Imagination for the Schoolmistress.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Mar. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mr Seeley to take part in teaching at the college. Mrs Gurney thinks it better than a gift of £1,000 a year. Lady Eastlake offers £25 a year for 5yrs. Fresh applications coming from notice in this week's Athenaeum. Do not like Ladies Cry in this month's Macmillan.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Landlady wants us to take house for 5 yrs. Mr Shaen writes for instructions. 1st candidate to fill in entry form is Miss Orme (aged 20) sister-in- law of Prof Mason. Agenda for Executive Committee Monday 10th.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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May 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mr Maurice gives favourable opinion of Mr Oswald. Letter from Miss [Louisa] Lumsden.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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4 June 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for hint about Miss Lewes - that she does not want people to go. House desired at Hitchin is offered. Executive Committee must be called. Want something settled if possible before candidates come up. London University rooms to be used. After examaminations on the 16th small gathering of students, teachers and friends. May be 12-15 students to start with if room.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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29 June 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Eighteen women under examination; they vary greatly in attainments.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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13 July 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. 13 of 18 students passed. Scholars are Miss [Isabella] Townshend, [Sarah] Woodhead, a Quaker from Manchester, [Charlotte Angas] Scott, [Emily] Gibson. Miss Chambers (aged 18) rejected, would like to try again. 8 good students to start with, prob 2 or 3 more. Cannot house more than 10; we must find way of making more room for 1870 instalment. Part of business at next committee to consider possible successor to Mrs Manning. Meeting of Executive on Thurs 29th.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 July 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Kensington Society headed paper. Suggests visit to Mr Tuke on way from station to Benslow House.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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July 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Receives delightful letters from the students.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Aug. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. No further College Committees at present - Powers given to House Committee till October. Wants a meeting of original University Exams Committee on Friday 13th, to dissolve it and hand over small balance to Miss Garrett, to further interests of medical women. Miss [Helen] Taylor and the Spectator letter.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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4 Aug. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Not yet seen Mrs Lewes. House at Hitchin plain; would welcome hints to save it from being commonplace. Discussion of whether or not Miss Blackwell should be addressed as Dr. Miss Garrett does not wish to be so called. Her reading.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Aug. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Saw Mrs Lewes on Saturday. She and the boy are better. She wishes me to go to see her when I can. Have posted your letter to Henrietta. The Tukes have asked me to stay at Hitchin, convenient & pleasant. Newspaper slip by Mrs F.Prideaux - a new ally.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Aug. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Kershaw to buy 2 nominations for 500 gns, I believe for her nieces. House Committee met; people commissioned to buy a piano, china and a bit of Indian carpet for dining hall -Mrs Gurney will choose. You & Mrs Edwards may care to see enclosed letters. Delightful report of Miss [Louisa] Lumsden whose brothers & cousins have distinguished themselves in India. Am going to Tukes for a few days. 'Kitty' finished.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Sep. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. October examination - 3 candidates, 3 or 4 days from October 5. Could we have a room at Blandford Sq. as you offered? Yesterday evening saw Nannie [Leigh Smith], who seems better, and Isabella [Leigh Smith].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Sep. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Glad that candidates will be in her drawing room. Could she judge the exam paper on Perspective? Bad account of Rachel Cook's health. Need for more scholarships.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Sep. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Her letter sent on to Sedley Taylor. The Hitchin College Entrance exam papers should be ordered from Macmillan through a bookseller. Mr. [Henry] Sidgwick wanted the College to take a house in Cambridge but has shown no sympathy with our desire to be connected with the University. Those who would like move to Cambridge; the main body steadfastly bent on the original design.Please show this letter to Dr Blackwell if you discuss College matters with her. Long letter of 8 pages.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Dec. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Am glad to hear the vital thing, the standard is still first with you and the place second. I want to build, not on a large scale, as soon as possible. The difficulty of getting teachers is fictitious. Mr. Moulton delighted to come and is better than Mr Stuart. 153 candidates under examination. Mrs Austin managed beautifully.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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13 Dec. 1869 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Told Miss [Emily] Shirreff not to hang the pictures before your arrival. I go tomorrow, and stay 2 weeks. Miss Shirreff on Friday, the six students on Saturday, Miss Wedgwood on Tuesday. Will write to Miss Elliot. Miss Townshend picked up in health at Hitchin.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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31 Jan. 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Pictures have arrived - welcome. Miss [Julia] Wedgwood liked by everybody.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Feb. 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Will ask Committee fo fix a definite sum to be raised before we begin building. Need to build, not on a large scale, and stop wasting money on temporary measures. Idea of spending money on iron rooms (examples can be seen in Westminster & Kensington). Medical scholarships not awarded. Is time right to ask Queen & Princess to support College? - will consult Lady Stanley and Mrs Ponsonby.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 July 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Objection to supplementary house instead of iron. Mrs [Annie Crow] Austin to inspect workhouse wards [previous letter refers to workhouses in Westminster and Kensington for specimens of iron houses]. Going to see Miss [Dorothea] Beale, on visit to schoolmistress sister (at Barnes) who is preparing pupil for Hitchin.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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7 July 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Entrance exams at 5 B[landford] Square. Miss Slade passed and is here. Exams showed want of preparatory education.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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18 Oct. 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Her subscription. Mr [Henry] Tomkinson showed me your letter. In favour of building on small scale, and borrowing if necessary, rather than paying rent.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Nov. 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Committee agreed on Saturday upon application to Cambridge for the papers and have asked Professor Lightfoot to take charge of it. Examinations to be held in Cambridge as more convenient than Hitchin. Important not to lose time in getting site, not less than three miles from Cambridge, and preparing plans. Mrs [Annie Crow] Austin much liked. Shall stay in town over 29th, School Board election day. Am put down as head of Marylebone parish under Miss Garrett's Committee so I am expected to organize a personal canvas of 16,000 electors (55,000 in whole division) during next 3 weeks. Have been asked to stand for the City & write address. Am waiting to see if there is enough of a chance before taking any public step. About 12 candidates already in the field. Mr Tidman (a member of John Lubbock's Committee) came to me.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Nov. 1870 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mrs Austin thinks nothing would do as much good as a visit from you. She said Miss Gibson was writing to you. Miss Townshend has come out well the last few days.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Mar. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mr Anderson added yesterday to Committee and appointed with Mr [Henry] Tomkinson and me as sub Committee to settle City meeting. Would like circular about College to be printed & signed by all Executive Committee. Mr Roby & Mr Tomkinson have seen another site at Cherry Hinton - would seem that or Girton site would do equally well. Would like BB to see them both if possible. Going to Hitchin for internal exams. May come up on Friday on school board business. (PS) About £600 promised as result of meeting.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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4 June 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sends proof - please suggest any improvements. Going to Hitchin next evening, School Board permitting, to end of term, the 14th. Suggests Nannie [Leigh Smith] should visit the College.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 June 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letter written 11 Nov 1871: at College Committee on Wednesday points about religious instruction and services to be discussed. Encloses a 12pp copy letter [in Mrs Austin's hand],11 Nov. 1871, to Crosskey of Birmingham.
Creator: Davies, Emily; Austin, Annie Crow.
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11 Nov. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Discusses date for meeting at Hastings; reference to meeting at Clifton.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Nov. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Hastings and Clifton meetings discussed. Public notice of meetings at Clifton December 15 1871 enclosed.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Dec. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Refers to various public and private meetings at Clifton.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Dec. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Refers to Hastings meeting. College Committee Thursday, January 4 [1872]. Hopes Mr Waterhouse will have plans ready.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Dec. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Miss Edwards. To Miss Edwards. Asks that enclosed be given to Mrs Bodichon. Hope that she will move the vote of thanks - would please Hastings people.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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31 Dec. 1871 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Delighted to hear of Mr Mocatta. Have told Mr Bryce you will see him on Wednesday. You are a perfect treasure on the Building Committee.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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15 Jan. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. The plans of Alfred Waterhouse. Mrs Bodichon's concern. The College will be a Temple of health. Will take our notes, and yours, to Mr Waterhouse; sure he will pay attention to all you have to say.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Jan. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for plans; ideas for modification. Discussions between Mr Tomkinson & Mr Waterhouse.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Jan. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. On donations; close to £8000 on promises.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Feb. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Anxious to hear Mr Waterhouse's opinion - builder can give preference to ours if he understands that he must. List of grievances from students on everyday matters (food, etc.).
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Building plans. After talking to Mr Waterhouse, no alterations recommended. Security measures.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Apr. 1872 |
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Postcard from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. With note of suitable mottoes for the College.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Apr. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Building plans. Possibility of schoolmistresses' association. Entrance examinations. Donations.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Sep. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. London School Board elections. Women's interest in the candidate's opinion.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Oct. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Notice, dated 21 Oct 1872, of General Meeting of Girton College on 6 Nov.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Oct. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mathematical examinations. Cambridge men writing names on bricks before laying them.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Oct. 1872 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Building plans. "Could you ask Mr Darwin to give us his works? We want also works of Goethe and Schiller. Would it be well to make a list for Lady Goldsmid." Suggests tree planting opposite the farm buildings.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Oct. 1872 |
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Letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letters written 26 Oct., 30 Oct., 1 Nov. and [1 Nov.] 1872 concerning books given - German and other; College matters, including building plans and planting park. Asks BB to bring Robinson's Wild Garden [B 69]. Tripos Examiners: approaches to them; Classics & Maths.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Oct. 1872–1 Nov. 1872 |
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Letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letters written 8, [10?], 13, 17, 18 and ?18 Feb. [1873]. Refers to letters of criticism from students. Wishes BB would come to Hitchin to discuss problems with students. She [ED] regrets having stopped students sending letters to members of Committee. Miss Gibson's engagement - nothing to regret on behalf of College.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Feb. 1873 |
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Letters. Letters written by Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon 5 and 11 March [1873]; letter written [?11 March 1873[, writer and recipient unidentified; note written by Barbara Stephen concerning Miss Bulley, no date; and note written by Emily Davies [1873]. Concerning: Little-go controversy; Miss [Hannah] Pipe's criticisms; views thereon of Lady Rich & Mr. Bryce; death of Bella [Mrs Ludlow] [B77]; Miss [Amy] Bulley and Mrs [Mary] Somerville's legacy, Miss [Frances] Buss and her pupils. [B78,79,81 are probably incomplete].
Creator: Davies, Emily; Stephen, Barbara.
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1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Better not to cluster old students at Bl[andford] Square making it a sort of College house and resort of Gibsons and Townshends. Hope that we shall have no more of Miss [Hannah] Pipe's old pupils. Some chance of selling iron building to a school at Bedford in which Mr Seebohm is concerned.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 May 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Hope to go to Normandy with Miss Manning on 5 August for a week. Visit to Girton of Miss Mitchell (the astronomer).
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 July 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. [Note] Miss Edwards: suggested dates for visit to Girton.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Cheque sent to Mr Howard. Files for Girton. Hopping in Essex. Man thought it odd to 'shut up' so that his boy could go to school. School Board doing the thing which was wanted & could not be done before.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Sep. 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. [Domestic Staff] for Girton. Natural science lectures; Professor Liveing. Botany will probably be postponed for Lent term. Problems of accepting middle-aged (over 28) students. Miss Woodhead appointed second mistress at Manchester. Chairs for College?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Sep. 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Prof Liveing lectures on Anatomy & Physiology. Curtains - Japanese parcel - how will they look from outside? Miss Edwards of Clifton. Her reference to a legacy for College. Going to Girton on 15th.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 Sep. 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Visit to Bradford [for the meeting of the British Association]. Good progress with building at Girton. Curtains, borders and carpets.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Sep. 1873 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. First term at Girton College passes without too many problems. No difficulty about attending lectures at Cambridge. We shall certainly have a balance of profits to show next June. Women's examination likely to be made identical to Matriculation - a step towards women getting degrees.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 Jan. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Proposed visit of Madame Bodichon to Girton. Smoking chimneys, especially Emily Davies's - could BB see Mr Waterhouse? builder will not act otherwise.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Mar. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Decoration of the Mistress's room. Papering cannot be managed now. Hammond [housekeeper] away [for few days]. Saw Sir F & Lady Goldsmith. Their questions about college debt.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 Mar. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Blinds - Miss Hoskins's letter. One cannot dictate gifts.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Apr. 1874 |
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Letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letters written 16, 18, ?20, 20 and 27 May [1874] and [1874] (day and date not given). Colouring of the walls? Visitors to College Entrance Examinations. [1 item damaged.].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Wallis' health. General health at College. Discussions with Miss [Louisa] Lumsden. Hopes that one day she may be Mistress. Development of College Society. Appointment of Mistress. Committee & Mistress must work together. Mistress should be at College and not have home ties (one reason for ED wishing to give up). Secretary also should be resident. Could scarcely work for me to reside with someone else as Mistress carrying on with ideas different from mine. Committee Monday - nothing very important. [Draft or copy with note by ED dated November 1904 that the letter was a reply to a letter or talk about students' health not being sufficiently looked after]. Long letter of 23 pages.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 June 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Examination in progress in this nice place. Discusses candidates: Miss Gruner, Kilgour, Herschel, Arthur, Brown (see GCR 1874). Last payments for building made; some (borrowed) money in hand.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 June 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letter about students' [see B100] marks in entrance exam. Part of the letter forms the Executive Committee agenda for Thursday 9 July including an item about Miss Edwards.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1 July 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Annual General Meeting agenda for 29 July.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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11 July 1874 |
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Letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letters written 16 July and [?] July 1874. Executive Committee agenda for Monday 20 July. Gym dress.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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July 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Hertha] Marks: has been teaching for 5 years. Whole fee would need to be paid; is trying for scholarships. Gym dress.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 July 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Executive Committee agenda for Wednesday 29 July. Appointment of resident tutor & lecturers. On 20 July ED & local secretaries only were appointed. Many absentees. Gym dress. Miss [Hertha] Marks.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 July 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Louisa] Lumsden. Gym dress. Miss Edwards: hope she is picking up.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Aug. 1874 |
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Letter from [Emily Davies] to [Barbara Bodichon]. Naples address given at end of list. References to letter from Mr Rathbone with my answers (please return). Something may be done at Liverpool. Mr Cross.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1874 |
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Letters from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Letters written 2, 5, 10, 14 and 16 May 1874. Making of blinds. Hammond [housekeeper] Miss Gruner: £25 for her. Health of Miss Welsh [B112]. Mrs [Elizabeth Garrett] Anderson on ills of too much food (especially animal food) for people doing brainwork [B112]. I go to Girton on Monday for a few days.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 May 1874–16 May 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Report on College. A good beginning with our 19. Miss Welsh better in health & spirit. Miss [Louisa] Lumsden; various students - characters discussed. Prospect of position for Miss Dove at Cheltenham with Miss Beale. Need for a Committee meeting following Mme B's discussion with Lady S[tanley] and Miss Shirreff. Miss Kingsland (GCR: Staff 1875).
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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4 Nov. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Kingslands hope their daughter can stay on; discussed with Miss Lumsden. Miss Kilgour, Miss Dove, Miss Woodhead. Mrs Russell Gurney to give 10 large trees. Gymnasium nearly ready.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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10 Nov. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Jane Frances] Dove to go to Cheltenham, £60 for 2 terms, working half time. Gymnasium finished; use for Badminton. Part of the letter forms the Executive Committee agenda for Monday 30 November - with a proposal to retain Miss [Mary] Kingsland as Maths teacher.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 Nov. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Gamble [Isabella Gamble] rejoices in prospect of Miss [Mary] Kingsland's help. Miss [Constance] Herschel's work for next term discussed. Possibility of some help from Mercers' Company. (Miss Muller's contact). Mr D.Watney may visit College. Chimney smoking problems, builder says consult architect.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Dec. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Suggests meeting of Building Committee on Thursday 2 January or Friday 3 January. All candidates passed additional subjects and are set for Triposes - Classical, Maths, Natural Science & Moral Science. Classical Tripos examiner will report after end of January.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 Dec. 1874 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Alice [Betham] can have an extra week. Miss Mantle threatened with consumption.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Requests return of library catalogue and ideas for bookplate. Weather. State of the buildings - there is still something to be done at the front. The oaks are planted temporarily in a sheltered spot.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1 Feb. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Dimensions of my room - 17.6 x 15. We are all right now as to pipes and not troubled with the drains. Catalogue of books. I wish those people had the trouble of keeping and not losing a lot of books that no one ever opens. Valuable people care to come all the way to Cambridge for an evening party? 75 invited, but of course many will not come. The two new maids have given notice - there is a great deal of walking about..
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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4 Feb. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Curtains. Party and difficulty of getting skilled help. Health of Miss Betham and Miss Muller. It is quite settled for Miss Aitken to go to Miss Buss after the Easter holidays - for 100 guineas a year and lodging.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Feb. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Party went well; 47 people came despite bad weather. Tripos exam begun. Dispute with Miss Lumsden re Miss Welsh's staying as Classsics tutor. Lady Stanley had heard complaints of College food which had been traced to Miss Lumsden.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Feb. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Meeting of Committee on 5 March. Several members of the committee plan to ask Miss [Louisa] Lumsden back in October - I do not oppose this, but would be sorry to have her in the May term..
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 Feb. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Mantle is coming back - I had not planned on this and had thought of asking Miss [Louisa] Lumsden to take her in hand. Miss Borchardt has taken French leave not to come back till tomorrow, if then. Too bad after the talks we had before the Vacation - it will be a good thing for the college when she leaves. Lady Herschel sent a very pleasant letter.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Apr. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Question over whether the Mistress should be on the Executive Committee. ED thinks the resident teachers should nominate the Mistress, the Committee retaining only a veto. Miss [Louisa] Lumsden not a suitable candidate for the committee. If we wait it will not be long before we are able to put on a really satisfactory old student who can attend meetings. Miss [Mary] Kingsland is giving lectures on Physiology with the microscope and black board; she will be much missed but cannot be persuaded to stay. Much improvement as to health in general.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Apr. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Notice of motion at College General Meeting of 3 May; Miss [Louisa] Lumsden proposed for election.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Apr. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Miss Fanny Metcalfe. Meeting of Committee - knew that Miss Metcalfe was intending to give a notice, but had not formally received it; hopes there will be no further difficulty.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 Apr. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sorry to hear that you will vote for Miss [Louisa] Lumsden. Her presence might be a real embarrassment to the Committee and remind them of former battles - someone else might be a better appointment. My position has been difficult to bear - I mean being the object as public servants are, for every one to stick pins into. I cannot go on at all costs if fresh sources of trouble are introduced without necessity. I have the strongest objection to this movement for putting the Mistress under the control of the students - for that is what it comes to.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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27 Apr. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Engagements for the coming weeks. Eight letters of inquiry received re Mistresship. Things going well - we have 13 Lecturers this term, all First Class men.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 May 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mr [Alfred] Waterhouse away. You undertook the putting up of the cartoons; and the Mistress' room and Reception room. If you can undertake the rest, I shall be only too pleased; people seem chiefly anxious about the dining room. Some large pictures have arrived.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 June 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Thanks for overseeing interior decoration. Money - slight surplus in the Maintenance Fund. Library [controller] should have authority to accept or refuse gifts of pictures or scientific objects, Mistress to have discretion re gifts of furniture. Now arranged that Mistress is to have nomination of all resident teachers - Miss Bernard wants Miss Kingsland to return. Discussion of nomination of new members of College - wants more men, if we can get good ones. Delighted with Miss Bernard. Are your and my ideas the same? You know it is not mine at all to put the Mistress or any part of the working of the College under the control of the students. I would like to have Miss Aitken eventually but not yet.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 July 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Proposals for vacancies on the Executive Committee. Progress on bookplate for Library books?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 July 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. I am sure you are mistaken in supposing that the students' feeling towards the college is unfriendly. You put too much weight on any stories you hear.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 July 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. On further reflection I think we should postpone the work at Girton - better to pay off loan. Does not matter if place looks unfinished - it brings home to people that we do not have money. Only the Mistress' rooms seem really urgent [Miss Gertrude Jekyll, a friend of Barbara Bodichon, advised on a scheme of colouring for work throughout the building, though the cost was more than the College could afford].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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July 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Building work at Girton becomes pressing, owing to increased student numbers.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 July 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Note to ask whether ED was needed at Girton; but then your letter arrived. [Painting] work must be done in time to by dry by the end of September.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Committee meeting needed to admit new students formally. Sorry if Lady Stanley wants another architect - do not see how this can lessen the expense, if rooms are to be the same. Professional etiquette would prevent a respectable architect from taking up another man's work. ED revising the inventory. Mistress's room improved by papering.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Sep. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Still doing the inventory - does BB still have the fossils she took away in the spring?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Sep. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sir F. Goldsmid guaranteed £300 and paid it. I wish it had been £1000. Explanation of fossils and bones, which were dug up and Professor Hughes thinks they might be worth preserving. Please write to Miss Bernard stating what you have, as Library and scientific apparatus come under her charge. The pictures are not yet catalogued - I ought to tell Miss Bernard which belong to College, and which are loans. Would you kindly send a list of those that are lent? Keen to make the inventory as perfect as possible.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 Sep. 1875 |
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Letter from Elizabeth Adelaide Manning to Barbara Bodichon. I hear that there is a real chance that there will be some building done at Girton. Who has contributed money? It should not be difficult to raise money from the public to contribute towards new rooms, now the College is so full.
Creator: Manning, Elizabeth Adelaide.
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30 Sep. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Jane Agnes] Chessar is on the School Board and I am giving her an introduction to Miss Thurshaw. Girton in most cheerful and promising condition. 23 students are in residence. Miss Arthur now hopes to stay on for a full course. All 3 students passed the Entrance Exams.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Oct. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Manning & I wish to discuss the building scheme with you - should like it to be on a tolerably large scale, to meet the immediate need and a little more. Would you withdraw the testimonial part of the scheme? Donations and plans to reduce the existing debt.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Oct. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Buildings - wish to talk over plans, including your objection to lengthening the corridor, before the Executive Committee meeting.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Oct. 1875-Nov. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Buildings. Plan for additions includes a staircase, which removes the fire objection to lengthening the corrridor. More students' rooms and Lecture-rooms. Mr W.[Waterhouse] estimates the cost of the new buildings at £4800 and we must allow £1200 for additional furniture. With this number of rooms we can do without a new "Gyp-wing". We can have either a wooden or stone staircase, and either sash or casement windows.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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5 Nov. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. I have received some notes written by you and Lady Stanley from Miss [Fanny] Metcalfe, which seem to imply that Lady Stanley was empowered to appoint members of the sub committee; as you know this is not the case. It puts a Secretary into a very awkward position when members of a Committee take matters into their own hands and without regard to the decisions of the Committee. No hesitation in putting Miss Metcalf on the sub committee if she is well enough to attend, and I shall propose her name at the next meeting of the Executive Committee.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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10 Dec. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Scholarship proposed - no name to be mentioned. One might ask what has Newnham done for Natural Science and note that Girton has already been teaching it for a year.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 Dec. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Names of Girton students whose homes are in or near London. I hope you will not mind my not going to parties as I prefer other ways of spending my money, and I do not like the fatigue. I like the suggestion of a Drawing room meeting at Lady Stanley's [Lady Stanley of Alderley].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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29 Dec. 1875 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. College Committee. The element we seem to want is one or two more men who understand our business. The Clothesworkers [Clothworkers' Company] have sent us 100 guineas. We are yet to hear from other companies.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Jan. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Alice Betham's fees.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Feb. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. I am sorry you do not like my letter to Lady Stanley regarding the Committee, which I did not consider faultfinding. Sir Joshua Dixon offers £250 for the extension.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Feb. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. It has been suggested that we had better send a Petition a propos of the Universities Bills, and to have a meeting on the 28th of the Committee. £100 from the Duke of Westminster. The Goldsmiths have accepted our suggestion that we have two scholarships of £60 and £40 a year.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Apr. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Betham's fees. 28 candidates for the Entrance and Scholarship Exams, of whom 18 chose algebra and 10 Greek for their optional subjects.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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27 May 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. State of readiness of buildings; candidates for admission. Miss Betham's fees have been paid.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 June 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Date of College meeting; apologies for its inconvenience.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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27 June 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Buildings. Subscriptions.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Oct. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. [ED] sick but getting better. Thanks for the card.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1876 |
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136
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Laboratory and other building. Scholarship circular.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Dec. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Local Examinations.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Dec. 1876 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Party.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1877 |
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139
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Meeting of Committee to be held on 26 May. Miss Gruner's fees.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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10 May 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Funds. What can have made Mrs Malleson think it likely that you should wish to further setting up another Newnham?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 May 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB in bad health. Condolences and encouragement.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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7 June 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Health. Only five candidates for entrance exams. Tripos exams and results; old students.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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15 June 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB's health. New students to come to Girton.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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6 Aug. 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Death at Girton. Mr. Bastard has given £250 to the College. Executive Committee meeting.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Oct. 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Exam results. Promises of contributions for the additional buildings. The £7000 is a large sum to raise but I hope our circle of supporters is widening as we go on.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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17 Dec. 1877 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Weather; New Building Fund; victory at the University of London.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 Jan. 1878 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Stevenson is abroad with Miss Smith and Miss Crow. Building is coming along well. We expect 45 students.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 July 1878 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Russell Gurney Scholarship.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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27 Nov. 1878 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Portraits. March Entrance Examination. I wish we had more prospect of filling our new rooms, but the entry is rather encouraging, considering the bad times. Letters to The Times and Mr [Henry] Sidgwick's rejoinders.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 Feb. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. My mother is sending you a petticoat of her own making. Miss Borchardt is making an enormous income of £240 a week teaching mathematics.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Feb. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Scholarships.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Mar. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Entrance Exams; new intake of students. One third of the whole body are reading for the Mathematical Tripos which is rather too much of a good thing.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Mar. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. We can calculate on ten new students for next Term. Award of scholarships.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Apr. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. I look forward to my summer visit to see you. Lady [Louisa] Goldsmid is offering a scholarship. She will give £1000. All the candidates in the entrance examination have passed. Our numbers will rise to 52 and it will be good to have the new rooms so heavily filled so soon.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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13 June 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. The Annual College Meeting is fixed for 14 July. Monday I believe. Since I wrote last I have heard of a few more students who will come in October. Mr Robertson expects that we should have 55 or perhaps 56 in residence next term.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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18 June 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Addresses BB as "Madam" (?). Glad to hear she is well and able to paint. ED's mother's 80th birthday.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 Aug. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. I got back last night. My mother sends special thanks for the flowers [B178 (1/156) refers to ED's mother's 80th birthday].
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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27 Aug. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Domestic affairs. Petticoats. I think you want a lady housekeeper, not a companion. I hope you are enjoying this delightful outburst of summer. We are rejoicing in it partly for the sake of the Licensed Victuallers' Club, who are having a grand fete at Lord's this afternoon.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Sep. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Movements of various friends and colleagues.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Sep. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. The outward aspect of things much improved; trees and shrubs grown. New bit of building also a great improvement. As far as I can tell, peace and goodwill prevails between Miss Bernard and the students.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Oct. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mother's health. Were you perturbed to hear that two examiners had refused to examine our students?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Dec. 1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Do you have a recent Court Guide I can borrow?.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1879 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Note with a description of a building.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1879 |
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164
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Chance of Cambridge Council appointing Representative Members from the College. Master of Trinity willing to make the proposal. Mr Sidgwick asking for formal certificate for women passing Tripos Examinations.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1 Feb. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mother better. Going to Edinburgh. Please don't garden too much.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Feb. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mrs Aldis promoting Cambridge degrees for women. A lot of alarm about it.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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28 Feb. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Planting trees to grow before new building begins. Donation of £100 from father of a student.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 May 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Trees have already made progress.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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19 June 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Doctor considers her young for her age (50). £50 to Miss [Fanny] Metcalfe for planting.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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17 Aug. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Following doctor's advice not to do any work after lunch.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 Aug. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Memorial; Lady [Louisa] Goldsmid helping zealously; feeling at Cambridge not all favourable. Feeling better.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Nov. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Getting degrees will not take us any nearer to the town or more into Cambridge society. The people get them only at the end of their University career. Memorial sent in with 500 names.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Nov. 1880 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. The Vice Chancellor has declared war against us and our friends are greatly alarmed.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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Feb. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB's niece fails exams. Six of the eight pass. ED's niece came out 5th. Scholarships. I think you would like to read "At Home in Fiji". The Cambridge vote in Scotland was wonderful. Great talk of getting something done by Scotch Universities.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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25 Mar. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Award of prizes. Seven new students next term.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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30 Mar. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Tripos Examination now a right. Offer of loan to student who didn't get scholarship. Going to Edinburgh, St Andrew's, Glasgow. It seems to be a field open to cultivation.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Money for a Laboratory for Girton and Newnham. Professor Foster promises to do for women students what he does for men. Relations and comparisons with Newnham; the great thing to keep clear of is partnership with Newnham. Discontented students more genial. Entrance examinations.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 May 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Newnham College very mean in comparison with Girton. Competition with The University of London and Oxford. Plans to give more scholarships and increase publicity about Girton.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Aug. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Anne Jemima] Clough's relations choosing Girton instead of Newnham. ED's mother's health.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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12 Aug. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB's health. Two £50 scholarships awarded by a city company for a student from Derry. A lot of American visitors over the summer. Miss [Constance Ann] Herschel to be married.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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22 Aug. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Going to see BB 30th.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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23 Aug. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Shortened service on Sunday evenings. Irish scholarships. Idea to hold an entrance examination in Derry or Belfast. Student at Girton because not taken by Newnham; ED disconcerted. Not many girls taking Latin.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Oct. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. ED's comments on the natural sciences and German taking the place of Latin. Problems with the chimneys smoking; committee formed to address the problem. Newnham College has quantity not quality of students. Entrance examinations to be held in Dublin. Custom of "surprise teas". Sunday services held at Girton. Includes extract from letter from Margaret Llewellyn Davies to her mother.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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31 Aug. 1881 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. ED's plans for Italy. Students' choice of subject for tripos. Little Go.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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17 Nov. 1881 |
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185
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. ED just returned from trip to Italy with Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh. ED's mother's health. Lady [Louisa] Goldsmid gives £200 towards paying off College debt.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1 Feb. 1882 |
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186
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Party at Girton. People from Cambridge speak cordially about the College. Financial position of full paying students not good compared to those at Newnham College. Entrance examination. Bedford College in financial difficulty.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 Feb. 1882 |
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187
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Going to Dublin for entrance examination. Miss Kensington of Bedford College useful for introducing Girton to a new circle.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Mar. 1882 |
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188
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Two candidates in the Entrance examination; one sure of the Irish scholarship. Nine candidates in London. Great ignorance of Girton prevails in Dublin.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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18 Mar. 1882 |
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189
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Scholarship for student.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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1882 |
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190
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. List of candidates for the Entrance Examination. Will bring students up to 60; more than there is room for. A good year for scholarships. Includes list of people entering College in April 1882.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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9 Apr. 1882 |
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191
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB's garden. ED taking mother to Margate. ED can only manage a half day's work.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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13 Apr. 1882 |
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192
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Note to Mrs Robertson about the picture. Mrs Austin's extravagant expenditure. ED going to Edinburgh to conduct Entrance Examination. Triumphs in natural sciences.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 June 1882 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sympathy for BB; suffering from rheumatic gout. Four new students for next April; accommodation tight; possibly stay with Miss [Constance] Maynard. Miss [Frances] Kensington appointed secretary.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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24 July 1882 |
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194
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Joyful sympathy at news of BB's brother's return.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Aug. 1882 |
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195
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. A party of old Girtonians to meet Miss [Frances] Kensington on 21st. The committee haven't decided on building, but no-one against it.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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13 Oct. 1882 |
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196
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Letter from Emily Davies to [Barbara Bodichon?]. Advising BB to attach cotton wool inside a flannel waistcoat to keep warm.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Nov. 1882 |
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197
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Friends of candidates in local examinations in favour of Girton being out of Cambridge. BB's exception to Miss Jones using the word "originator", which ED explains she preferred to "founder". Progress made with the new extensions; subscriptions of £3700.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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21 Dec. 1882 |
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198
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sorry to hear that BB is still dissatisfied with Miss [Elizabeth Adelaide] Manning.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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3 Jan. 1883 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. BB's objection to Miss [Constance] Jones's use of the word "originator"; ED suggests that it doesn't matter that much because only a passing mention of the portraits. BB's suggestion that the beginning of the College dates from ED's visit to BB in August 1867; ED explains that the idea suggested itself to her on 6 October 1866 after a meeting of schoolmistresses in Manchester and describes her preliminary steps while BB was abroad. Anonymous gift of £100 prompted by article in Spectator; this month the best time for asking for money. BB might like to see handbill for Democratic Federation.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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14 Jan. 1883 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Good that Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh's students hanker after Girton, not Cambridge. Miss Welsh supervising alterations in garden. Crossed the £5000 in donations.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Apr. 1883 |
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201
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Everyone taking Latin in the Girton Entrance and Scholarship examination. Next year a larger amount of scholarships will be wanted. Miss [Frances] Kensington returned. Newnham function. Builder promises new lecture and students rooms by December.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 June 1883 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Building progress; new wing to be finished after Christmas. Miss Cooper and Miss Mantle both to be married. Visit from Mr and Mrs Schrader of Berlin; Crown Prince desires to found something similar to Girton in Germany; Mrs Schrader thinking of sending German students.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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2 Aug. 1883 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Returned from visiting Buxton with her mother. A couple of students failed. How is your portrait going? Hope BB's will be as satisfactory as hers seems to be. ED's brother buying Number 5.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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7 Sep. 1883 |
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204
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Skinners' Company giving a £50 scholarship. Money for building coming in slowly. Students performing Electra.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Nov. 1883 |
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205
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Emily Greatorex visited; ED urging BB not to worry about a paragraph announcing that the portrait of BB had been offered to and accepted by the college. Includes a notice [not now with letter] of Electra, written by Miss Cooper and Miss Ward.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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8 Dec. 1883 |
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206
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Resolution; thanks to Madame Bodichon for her munificent proposal.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 May 1884 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss Lewis's application; considered that her home ties would be insuperable difficulty. Lady [Lucy] Cavendish's refusal; Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh a popular choice.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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16 July 1884 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Miss [Louisa] Lumsden's application; no one preferable to Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh, although she is not perfect, she is very popular and "with us heart and soul".
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 July 1884 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Mrs Green being communicated with about Mistresship; Lady Murray not suitable; Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh still most suitable.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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29 July 1884 |
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210
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Looking forward to see BB Wednesday.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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26 Sep. 1884 |
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211
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Sorry that BB has given up the Committee and hopes she will remain a member of the College. 75 to be in residence next term; Miss [Elizabeth] Welsh furnishing additional rooms. Mrs Holman Hunt visited the College.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
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20 Apr. 1885 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Long time since writing, but often thinking of BB. ED's mother dead. ED in new house. Holloway College very unattractive. Building at Girton progressing.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
1 item; Paper. |
7 June 1886 |
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213
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Girton garden and woods delightful. 17 new students, very promising year.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
1 item; Paper. |
9 Aug. 1886 |
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Letter from Emily Davies to Barbara Bodichon. Hasn't been out of town since September but going next week to Girton. New building needs to be ready for April. Mrs [Hertha] Ayrton elected to Executive Committee. Holding a tea for old Girtonians.
Creator: Davies, Emily.
1 item; Paper. |
4 Jan. 1887 |
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