Personal papers of Gertrude Devey (born c.1896), student at University College Nottingham, 1913-1917

This small collection contains items relating to University College Nottingham at the time when Gertrude Devey was a student, to her own student experiences there, and to the fate of friends who died in the war. It includes the following items.

• Printed booklet entitled 'University College Nottingham Souvenir', containing pictures, history, and lists of staff and graduates of the college. 1913 (MS 475/1);
• Printed programme for 'Alice in Wonderland', a Christmas pantomime performed by University College Nottingham. 1913 (MS 475/2);
• Printed programme for a violin concert at University College Nottingham. 1914 (MS 475/3);
• Invitation card, unaddressed, to a scientific exhibition at University College Nottingham. 1914 (MS 475/4);
• Letter to Gertrude Devey from 'Bob' expressing sorrow at the death of 'Bill', a friend of his, presumably during the First World War. 1917 (MS 475/5);
• Newspaper cuttings listing soldiers killed in the First World War. 1917 (MS 475/6-7);
• Invitation card addressed to Cadet S.J. Hartshorne for a University College Nottingham Officers' Training Corps event. Undated (MS 475/8);
• Portrait photograph of three unidentified young men in boater hats. Undated (MS 475/9).

Little is known about Gertrude Winifred Devey beyond what can be ascertained from her student record and from the contents of the collection described here. She was born in about 1895 and was educated at High Pavement Secondary School, Nottingham. She entered University College Nottingham (now the University of Nottingham) in 1913 as a full time student. She studied for an Intermediate Arts course specialising in French. She graduated as an external student of the University of London in 1916 with a B.A. Honours degree in Modern Languages. On her marriage, her name subsequently changed to Hartshorne.

In 1915, Devey was living at 25 Alberta Terrace in Nottingham while at college; her home address was 19 Whitehall Street, Shrewsbury. Annie and Nellie Devey, presumably sisters, shared the same addresses.

No archival arrangement has been necessary.

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• This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright on the description belongs to The University of Nottingham.

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COPYRIGHT: Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk).

The collection was acquired by the University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts in August 1988.