| Description | <p>Letters divided between 8 folders by addressee, 1 folder contains poems and diaries only. The letters have been described below in these groups.</p>
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<p>Diary notes by M V Pearson on two Yorkshire holidays with Karl, in 1932 and 1934; notes taken by M V Pearson on Karl's childhood and earliest memories, dated 27 March 1936 (his 79th birthday), possibly dictated; a diary of their holiday in Saig in July-August 1930; extract from a letter of Henry Bradshaw to Karl and an anonymous poem; and typed poems by M V Pearson and "R.F." (from <i>Punch</i> 12 August 1931).</p>
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<p>Letter to E M Elderton dated 20 September 1930 giving instructions on locating a document, probably a journal [at the laboratory?], offering help, and sympathy about Elderton's mother.</p>
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<p>Letter to H Hacker dated 5 July 1930 on the occasion of Helga's first wedding anniversary, and news on Margaret and Karl's holiday in Germany. Written on the verso of a letter on the same subject by Karl.</p>
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<p>Letter to E Pearson dated 27 March 1937 about old letters and recollections of Danley, and getting Karl's works reproduced in memorium, mentions organising a committee for the purpose.</p>
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<p>Three letters to Julia Bell, one dated 1929 thanking Bell for her sympathy and understanding on learning of Margaret and Karl's "secret", and two dated 1933 about Karl and Margaret's summer at Coldharbour, and telling of Karl's pleasure at presents.</p>
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<p>Letter to Agnes Child dated May 1930 with a poem on her marriage to Karl.</p>
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<p>Letter to M L Tildesley dated 16 Jan 1937 giving a précis, summarised from a letter by Karl, of his views on religion and God.</p>
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<p>Letters to Karl Pearson, dated 1928 to 1933, comprising letters offering sympathy over the death of Maria S Pearson, assent to marrying Karl, her happiness, exchange of gifts and rings, on telling others about their plans (Miss Moul and Karl's children), her lack of concern about the age difference, on feeling moved by letters from Karl's children, enjoying photographs of Karl, on possibility of having a child, thanking Karl for the ring, on sending a gift at Christmas 1928, about warning that the press could discover the time and date of their marriage and the publication of the news in the <i>Evening Standard</i> (30 January 1929), family and work colleagues dealing with press intrusion, on her trip to Scotland to see Janie and activities there, about searching for a second home (aside from 7 Well Road, Hampstead), and about decorating rooms. All letters written between April 1982 and March 1929 except one postcard dated July 1933.</p> |