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MCPP/GM/3/2/1918/84
Title
Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 20 December 1918
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- 20 December 1918 (Creation)
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1 item, paper
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(18 June 1886 - 1924)
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Tells him about Clare and Beridge attending a party at the Holt. Describes Violet's reaction to receiving her five pound bonus. Describes making a necklace for Marjorie. Asks him for reading suggestions and expresses what she would like to read. Tells him she would have liked to vote in his place. Asks him where in Calais is he located and expresses her fears of him being assigned another task that will keep him from coming home. Expresses her opinions about party politics. Discusses the nature of their friend's marriages and openness of their lives. Tells him she will always use the baby welfare group for doctor's advice because it is paid for by the rates. Sends him Christmas wishes.
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Former reference
F/GM/VI/5
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- Mallory [née Turner], Ruth (1892-1942), wife of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)
- Gardiner, Walter (1859-1941), Botanist and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge (Subject)
- Robertson [née Mallory], Beridge (Berry) Ruth (1917-1953), daughter of George Mallory (Subject)
- Morgan [née Turner], Mildred (1892-1985), sister of Ruth Mallory (Subject)
- Turner, Marjorie May (1889-1972), sister of Ruth Mallory (Subject)
- Clutton-Brock, Arthur (1868-1924), essayist and journalist (Subject)
- O'Malley [née Saunders], Mary Anne (1888-1974), author (Subject)