Diary of a trip across Europe to Switzerland and cycling tours in England and Wales; CD containing JPEG scans of the diary and notes about the family and on the diaries, made by the depositor.
Diary of Amy Malden
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- ReferenceGB 152 1227
- Dates of Creation1898-1903
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 files
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Amy Malden was born in 1872. Her father was vicar at St James Church in Sheldwich, Kent and her mother died when she was just two years old, leaving her eldest sister, Betha to care for them. Amy was a florist and Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, running her market garden in Ash, Surrey with a Miss Jones, from approx 1906, when the family became dispersed following the death of her father. She died on 27 Feb 1957.
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This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
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Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NCA/1/37
Custodial History
The depositor inherited the diary from his cousin who inherited it from Amy.