Personal diary of Agnes Tennant

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 248 DC 018/9
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1889
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 bound diary

Scope and Content

Contains 27 enclosures. Entries detail her daily pastimes, travel and social connections based at Hallmore in Hertfordshire, including trips to Glasgow and London. Contains an account of her personal expenditure for the year and her reading. Enclosures include:

  • 2 calling cards;
  • printed illuminated initials of her husband, William Tennant;
  • 9 programmes from performances at theatres in London and elsewhere;
  • 12 addresses and calling cards;
  • annotated 'catalogue of pictures' from Woodlands;
  • 2 engagement cards from dances in Glasgow and London.

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