M. R. Clarke papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection DF 030
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1913-1925
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript, photographs, a press cutting (photocopy), a postcard, and printed material

Scope and Content

Photograph album relating to Langstone Towers Relief Hospital (n.d.); 10 photographs relating to Langstone Towers Relief Hospital (1915-1919); 7 photographs relating to Reginald Stallard, Lieutenant, Royal Hampshire Regiment (cousin of Marjorie Clarke) (n.d.); Photocopied press cutting relating to Langstone Towers Relief Hospital (n.d.); Booklet Australian Scenes (Dec. 1913); Trooping the Colour programme (24 July 1925); Portrait photograph of Edgar R. Reynolds and 6 miscellaneous portrait and group photographs (1916-1918, nd); 12 manuscript letters, with summary notes and two with replies enclosed, and one postcard to Marjorie Clarke from Dan M. Mollison, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers (Signals), serving in Salonika and Egypt/Palestine (28 Feb. 1916-11 June 1918).

Administrative / Biographical History

M. R. Clarke was a female relation of Major Michael S. Clarke (donor); the papers relate mainly to his aunt, Ada Marjorie Clarke, and her service as a Nurse, VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment), at Langstone Towers Relief Hospital, Hampshire, during the First World War.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by M. S. Clarke. 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

Related Material

See GS 0324: Clarke, SW. See also DF 028: Clarke, AM. See also DF 029: Clarke, F.