- vde/1/1 Woodingdene House, Sussex. Violet Van der Elst's home 1929-1939. Available at: http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__11135.aspx?path=0p114p463p1946p [accessed 23/03/2017]. Large house in the Sussex countryside near Rottingdean, later sold to Max Miller, the millionaire comedian.
- vde/1/2 On this day, May 13, 1936. Mrs Van der Elst arrested. Demonstration at Dr. Ruxton's execution. Source and publish date unknown, possibly The Times.
- vde/1/3 Widnes Divisional Labour Party. Prospective Candidate. Mrs. Violet Van der Elst. Letterhead. (2 copies)
- vde/1/4 Mrs. Violet Van der Elst , Independent Conservative Candidate, Election Address, General Election, November 1935. Putney
- vde/1/5 Van der Elst Bulletin. Putney. November 1935.
- vde/1/6 Stop capital punishment, For the sake of humanity! (2 copies)
- vde/1/7 Mrs. Van der Elst loses action. Article relating to tapestry purchase. Grantham Journal, February 1938.
- vde/1/8 Mrs. Van der Elst as Labour Candidate?. H.Q. oppose the choice for Widnes Division. Grantham Journal, February, 1938.
- vde/1/9 Gymkhana at Harlaxton. Grantham Journal, March 12, 1938.
- vde/1/10 A remarkable woman, Interview with Mrs. Van der Elst, the new owner of Grantham Castle. Grantham Journal, June 4, 1938.
- vde/1/11 Mrs. Van der Elst. Newspaper clipping about Grantham Castle. Source and date unknown.
- vde/1/12 5,000 visitors to Grantham Castle. Grantham and District Agricultural Association Show. Grantham Journal, 11 June, 1938.
- vde/1/13 Magnificent trophy worth over £200, presented by Mrs Van der Elst for Grantham Show. Grantham Journal, June, 1938.
- vde/1/14 Mrs. Van der Elst opens a Grantham Church fete. First public appearance in Grantham. Grantham Journal, June 18, 1938.
- vde/1/15 At Grantham Castle, Holiday camp of 60 boys. Grantham Journal, August 27, 1938.
- vde/1/16 Grantham Carnival. Grantham Journal, October 1, 1938. (3 sheets)
- vde/1/17 A women's peace legion, new ideal of Mrs. Van der Elst. Grantham Journal, January 21, 1939.
- vde/1/18 Grantham Castle will be a hospital in event of war. Grantham Journal, May 30, 1939.
- vde/1/19 New turn in Grantham by-election. Third candidate in Mrs Van der Elst enters the contest. Grantham Journal, March 6, 1942.
- vde/1/20 How Mrs Van der Elst got gaol secrets. Concerning health of murderers hanged at Wandsworth. Grantham Journal, April 2, 1943.
- vde/1/21 Grantham Castle gardener [Frank Towers] dismissed himself! Wages claim against Mrs Van der Elst fails. Grantham Journal, 1944
- vde/1/22 Gang blamed for Castle robbery. Furs worth £18,000 and £3,000 cash stolen, thirteenth raid on Mrs Van der Elst. Grantham Journal, March 8, 1946.
- vde/1/23 Mrs. Van der Elst kicked out of Castle. Sunday Dispatch , undated [c.1947] (2 copies)
- vde/1/24 Grantham Castle sold. Training centre for priests. Grantham Journal, March 10, 1948.
- vde/1/25 Mrs. Van der Elst asks for cinema licence. Grantham Journal, 1952?
- vde/1/26 £1,750 worth of memories as trophy is sold. Van der Elst cup presented at Agricultural shows, is sold. Grantham Journal, May 28, 1976.
- vde/1/27 The way we were: 50 years ago. Van der Elst launched competition for composers to write a symphony called Salute for the Dead as a tribute to war casualties. Grantham Journal, October 21, 1994.
- vde/1/28 Why do you know? Memory Lane. Photograph with Mrs Van der Elst in centre, pre-1949. Event and date unknown. Grantham Journal, October 16, 2009.
Violet Van der Elst - Newspaper clippings, mainly 1930s-1940s
This material is held atHarlaxton Manor Archives
- Reference
- GB 3454 vde/1
- Dates of Creation
- 1936 - 2009
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Collection of newspaper clippings and other ephemera relating to the life and activities of Violet Van der Elst, mainly dating from 1930s and 1940s
Arrangement
Chronological, in vde/1 Van der Elst collection
Access Information
By appointment
Archivist's Note
Added by Linda Dawes, College Librarian, March 2017
Accruals
Ongoing
Location of Originals
Mainly from Grantham Journal