Papers of Ava Anderson, Viscountess Waverley

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. c. 6661-4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1938-75
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 4 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Lady Waverley's papers include loose leaf manuscript diary notes, relating to her husband, correspondence, financial papers, printed material and newspaper cuttings.

Administrative / Biographical History

Ava Anderson, Viscountess Waverley, ne Bodley (1896-1974) was the wife of John Anderson 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958), civil servant. Details for Sir John are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

Acquisition Information

The papers were bought by the Library in 1999.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Related Material

For Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton's letters to her, see MSS. Eng. c. 4778-80.

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