Isabella Parry, correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Isabella Louisa Parry/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1812-1839
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 271 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 438/25/1-2;D Letters (2) to Mrs Foley, 24 April and 27 May 1812, 2 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/3-12;D Letters (10) to Caroline Martineau (sister-in-law), 1831 to 1833 [Mainly from Australia] 20 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/290-293;D Letters (4) to Gertrude Trevor Parry (sister-in-law), 1830 to 1833, 5 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/13-19;D Letters (7) to Sarah Parry (mother-in-law), September 1827 to April 1832 11 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/294-296;D Letters (3) to Sarah Matilda Parry (sister-in-law), 1832 to 1833, 3 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/297;D Letter to William Edward Parry (husband), [1839] 2 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/298-303;D Letters (6) to Mrs Ryder, 1814 to 1823 [Family nurse] 6 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/20-23;D Letters (4) to Emmeline Stanley (sister), 2 April 1833 to 2 May 1839, 5 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/24-27;D Letters (4) to Harriet Alethea Stanley (sister), 25 October 1831 to 29 August 1833, 8 leaves, holograph copies
  • MS 438/25/28;D Letter (incomplete) to Sir John Stanley (father), 3 December 1833, 2 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/29-101;D Letters (73) to Louisa Dorothea Stanley, 1820 to 1839, 93 leaves, holograph and copies
  • MS 438/25/102-121;D Letters (18) to Lucy Anne Stanley (sister), 1829 to 1834, 40 leaves, holograph and copies
  • MS 438/25/122-217;D Letters (96) to Lady Maria Joseph Stanley (mother), 1813 to 1839, 149 leaves, holograph
  • MS 438/25/218-289;D Letters (72) to Maria Margaret Stanley (sister), 1816 to 1839, 93 leaves, holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to family life with mention of her husband William Edward Parry and his various expeditions and appointments.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.