Louisa Hooper papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection DF 066
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1918
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript and typescript

Scope and Content

Typescript letter to Kenneth Hooper (son) from Cox & Co (19 Apr. 1916); ca. 50 manuscript letters to Kenneth Hooper, some including transcript copies of letters to her from Arnold Hooper (son) (16 Sep. 1914-14 Jan. 1918).

Administrative / Biographical History

Louisa Hooper was the mother of 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth Hooper, 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, held POW (Prisoner of War) in Germany and Holland, and 2nd Lieutenant Arnold Hooper, serving with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in India and Mesopotamia. She lived at Beckenham, Kent.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

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 POW 036: Hooper, K (son). See also GS 0793: Hooper, A (son).