Personal diary of Agnes Tennant

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 248 DC 018/8
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1887
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 bound diary

Scope and Content

Contains 9 enclosures. Entries detail her daily pastimes, travel and social connections based at Hallmore in Hertfordshire, including trips to Glasgow and the birth of her son Ernest William Dalrymple Tennant. Contains an account of her charitable subscriptions for the year, and her reading. Enclosures include.

  • A telegram providing an address in India;
  • 2 programmes for performances in which Agnes and her husband William performed;
  • 3 anonymous notes of well-wishing;
  • calling card from Miss Charlotte Leech;
  • invitation to join a choral class;
  • list of subscriptions to charitable bodies.

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