Marguerite Bennet papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 799
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1911-1974
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 333 ff., manuscript, typescript, printed, photographs, negatives, and cassette

Scope and Content

Comprises the correspondence, memoirs, and Russian photograph album of Marguerite Bennet

Administrative / Biographical History

Marguerite Bennet (1882-1975), whose married name was Thomson, was a member of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia. She worked for the fon Mekk (von Meck) family, the Spasskii Copper Mine Company and Vickers

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Margaret Garlick, February and April 1987

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm

Family Names

Von Meck family