Papers of Alice Vera Knight

A section of the papers of Alice Knight relate to her work in different government departments during, and after, the First World War as a shorthand typist with the Postal Censorship branch of the War Office (MI9), and later with the Clearing Office (Enemy Debts) [of the Board of Trade]. Alice's letters home to her parents and sisters Dorothy and Mildred relate to her experiences living in France whilst working with the American Expeditionary Force in the aftermath of the First World War.

Other records contain Alice's personal papers, postcards and photographs mainly taken on trips in Europe between the two World Wars. The collections also includes papers relating to her participation as a performer in the Pageant of Empire for the British Empire Exhibition 1924 and a few other miscellaneous personal and family papers.

Alice Vera Knight was born Sheerness-on-Sea, 28 October 1889. She worked as a shorthand typist with the Postal Censorship branch of the War Office (MI9) 1916-1919 and later as Chief Superintendent of shorthand typists with the Clearing Office (Enemy Debts) [of the Board of Trade].

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Presented March 2009

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Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

The donor purchased the papers from Alice Knight's great-niece before presenting them to Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections.