| Description | Manuscript. Letters found divided into two bundles covering date periods.
The first bundle covers the period 1890 - 1902, and comprises letters following Maria's marriage to Karl; news of friends and family; on her holiday with Letty in Norway and Italy; Sigrid's happiness at Lady Barn House School (where Julia was schoolmistress); and Sigrid's proposed attendance at King Alfred School.
The second bundle covers the period 1904 - 1924, and mainly comprises letters on Egon's school career at Lady Barn House School between 1904 and 1906, including his arrival and first month; death of Mary Besant; Egon's progress at school and health; Egon's visit to the Killicks' in Altrincham; Julia's plans to leave Lady Barn House School; a letter dated 1908 regarding Maria and Karl's forced separation due to illness of children, with Karl, Sigrid and Egon staying with Loetita Sharpe, and Maria with Helga; and a letter dated 1924 about Julia's relationship with Caroline Herford, and on the latter's imminent marriage. |