Identity area
Reference code
MCPP/GM/3/2/1917/60
Title
Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 7 March 1917
Date(s)
- 7 March 1917 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(18 June 1886 - 1924)
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Scope and content
Acknowledges and discusses his letters from the 1st and 3rd March. Reflects on how they may change in their marriage. Describes the weather and her surroundings. Describes saving a piglet from death. Describes her plans for the garden. Updates him on her father's health. Asks him if he would like some rhubarb.
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Notes area
Note
Ruth mistakenly dated the letter 6 March.
Alternative identifier(s)
Former reference
F/GM/VI/3
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Mallory [née Turner], Ruth (1892-1942), wife of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)
- Millikan [née Mallory], Frances Clare (1915-2001), daughter of George Mallory (Subject)
- Turner, Marjorie May (1889-1972), sister of Ruth Mallory (Subject)
- Brooke [née Mallory], Mary (1885-1983), sister of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)