Passport of Helen Channcy Luard (9 Dec. 1915); Manuscript note (n.d.); Humorous postcard (n.d.); Manuscript poem, written to Helen C. Luard by Lieutenant E. B. Brand (n.d.); Photograph of Lieutenant E. B. Brand (n.d.); Press cuttings (27 Nov. 1916, 16 Sep. 1918, n.d.); three photographs of Christabel Luard (sister) (n.d.); Manuscript letter to Christabel Luard (n.d.); Women's Legion release certificate of Christabel Luard (27 Sep. 1919); Letter to Christabel Luard from G. H. Coleman, British Red Cross Society (19 July 1918); Wallet (n.d.); Biographical notes by Johanna Merz (donor) (Jan.-Feb. 1989).
Helen Luard papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection DF 078
- Dates of Creation
- 1915-1989
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, photographs, press cuttings, a postcard, and printed material Includes a wallet and a passport
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Helen Channcy Luard (1891-1989) was brought up in the West Indies. She served with the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) as part of a Re-mount team in Rouen in 1916. Her sister, Christabel Luard (1897-1980), was a motor driver with the Women's Legion, 1918-1919.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Johanna Merz (niece) in Feb 1989. See Research Correspondence File.
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Domestic Front catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed