| Description | This file contains family journal letters written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during 1905. The letters are all typed (unless otherwise stated here) and are addressed from the Cadbury family home, the Manor House in Northfield (unless otherwise stated here). The dates of these letters and brief summaries of their content are provided below:
03/01/1905
Accounts of family Christmas activities. (3 pages)
11/01/1905
Taylor Cadbury suffering from rheumatism, Teachers' Guild at Woodbrooke, Cadbury children having throat operations. (2 pages)
17/01/1905
Poor financial state of Missionary Societies, social calls, Cadbury children having throat operations, National Union of Women Workers. (2 pages)
24/01/1905
Family in danger on a shipwreck, financial state of Friends' Foreign Missionary Association, family travels and activities, Taylor Cadbury's class at the Severn Street Adult School. (3 pages)
31/01/1905
Photograph from Taylor Cadbury's sister Josephine Taylor, Quarterly Meeting in Birmingham, Taylor Cadbury involved in household arrangements whilst family are away in Bordighera, Taylor Cadbury's class at the Severn Street Adult School. (3 pages)
No letters covering the period between 31st January 1905-8th March 1905 whilst the Cadbury family were on holiday in Bordighera, Italy.
08/03/1905
News of holiday, alterations made to the Manor House, Taylor Cadbury's daughter Elsie Dorothea's throat illness - Taylor Cadbury takes her to see Dr. Annie Clark. Taylor Cadbury's class at the Severn Street Adult School, local activities including various committee meetings. Please note that a typed extract entitled 'Extract from Gov: Report of the Inter-Colonial Commission for Native Affairs' dated 8th February 1905 is enclosed with this family journal letter. (5 pages including extract)
15/03/1905
Visit to London, death of John Wilhelm Rowntree, visit to family in Bournville, Woodbrooke lecture, family birthdays, development of Friends' Meeting House and Anglican Church in Bournville. (3 pages)
21/03/1905
Family news mainly relating to health forthcoming Sunday School Teachers' Conference at Woodbrooke, Missionary Meeting at Bournville, arrangements for National Union of Women Workers Conference in Birmingham during October 1905. (3 pages)
28/03/1905
Family news, social calls, National Union of Women Workers committee, shopping in Birmingham, meetings in Stirchley about the Revival in Wales, Annual Meeting of Class 14 at Bull Street. (4 pages)
04/04/1905
Elections in Selly Oak, Woodbrooke Committee, visitors to the Manor House. (2 pages)
12/04/1905
Social party, visit to London, children attend school concert, Bournville Village Schools Committee at Ruskin Hall, visit to children at Leighton Park school, outing to Ramsgate, responses to family letters. (5 pages)
18/04/1905
Family news, involvement with the Parents' National Education Union, the 'Daily News' and National Union of Women Workers. Letter also refers to a conservatory being built at the Manor House and Taylor Cadbury's Y.W.C.A. work. (2 pages)
03/05/1905
Visit to Cardiff relating to the Welsh Revival, family funeral, visit to Wynd's Point in Malvern. (2 pages)
08/05/1905
Responses to family news, influence of J. W. Rowntree on Society of Friends, problems with unhygienic family dentist, visit to Early Morning School at Cotteridge. (2 pages)
15/05/1905
Various philanthropic work, Woodbrooke Committee, visit to classes at School in Bournville, Annual Meeting of the National Union of Women Workers, family news. (3 pages)
23/05/1905
Visit to London, meeting of the Parents' National Education Union, meeting with Mr. Chesterton, reception of the Liberal Social League. (2 pages)
01/06/1905
Yearly Meeting at Leeds, visit to York, Women's Meeting and family news. (3 pages)
08/06/1905
Responses to family news, visits to people associated with Bournville Meeting, Taylor Cadbury's class at the Severn Street Adult School, school treat for Stirchley children, Parents' National Education Union, social calls on Professor Muirhead, meeting of the Rural Housing Association. (2 pages)
15/06/1905
Visit to London, Bournville Estate meeting, visits to people in Bournville, visit to Malvern, the dentist and the Royal reception at Windsor Castle. Taylor Cadbury describes the Queen's attire. She also refers to a lecture on careers for women after leaving school, commenting on women entering paid employment. (4 pages)
20/06/1905
Family visits, Westfield Garden Party, work with Men's and Women's Settlements in Birmingham, visit to Manor Farm by Selly Oak children, Book Society gathering, bad weather. (2 pages)
27/06/1905
Family wedding, visit to the Manor House by the District Council of the Y.W.C.A., tennis party with the Chamberlain girls, large hay party, account of Taylor Cadbury's birthday, visit by 600 people associated with the Severn Street Adult School, Bishop's Garden Party, visit by Monsieur Sabatier, comments on the Queen using cosmetics. (4 pages)
05/07/1905
Party at the Cadbury Works in Bournville, various parties and social calls, M.H.U. meeting, visit by Selly Oak Adult Schools, involvement with schooling in Bournville, family garden party, responses to family news. (3 pages)
12/07/1905
Visitors relating to family wedding, good weather, various social engagements, various local committees, problems with female domestic staff at the Manor House. (3 pages)
18/07/1905
Various social calls, visit to London for committee meetings, children's school parties, estate meeting in Bournville, Children's Fete at Bournville, visit by John Burns, anniversary of children's Sunday Schools at Bournville, settlement committees. (3 pages)
25/07/1905
Family birthday celebrations, Girls' Club committee, Bournville Trustees' Meeting, Old People's Party, the 'Daily News', visits to family, responses to family news. (3 pages)
No letters covering period between 27th July 1905-1st September 1905 whilst the Cadbury family were away on holiday.
01/09/1905
Brief account of return from holiday, various social calls and responses to family news. (1 page)
05/09/1905
Bad weather, family activities, involvement with adult classes, family visits, responses to family news. (2 pages)
12/09/1905
Family illness, visit from Mr. Starkie Barnes, inspector of the Birmingham board schools and work planning the Bournville Village Schools. Taylor Cadbury also refers to various family activities, the Annual Meeting of the Women's Liberal Association and the Severn Street Adult School. (3 pages)
19/09/1905
Attending the children's tea at the Beeches in Bournville, meetings about establishing a Moral Education Society, family visit to Tewkesbury, takes children to coulist, meets Mr. Barrington Ward at the temporary school for girls and infants established in Ruskin Hall in Bournville. (2 pages)
26/09/1905
Opening of the new Women's Hospital at Sparkhill, preparations for children returning to school, family calls, meetings at the new Friends Meeting House in Bournville, Woodbrooke Committee.
(2 pages)
03/10/1905
First Congregational Meeting at the new Meeting House in Bournville, attends meeting of the Birmingham Branch of the National Union of Women Workers, housing in Bournville, students at Woodbrooke, various domestic responsibilities, social calls and philanthropic activities. (3 pages)
11/10/1905
Children at school, Bournville Estate Meeting, visit to Worcester, interviewing headmaster for the Bournville Elementary School, social calls in Edgbaston. (2 pages)
17/10/1905
Brabazon Sale at the Workhouse, National Union of Women Workers' Committee and Taylor Cadbury's visits Bournville to see over the village. Taylor Cadbury also refers to social engagements and prominent guests involved in public welfare and political work staying at the Manor House. The letter also includes responses to family news. (3 pages)
23/10/1905
Arrangements for the forthcoming National Union of Women Workers' Conference, annual meeting of the University Hostel, Woodbrooke, trying to recover from a cold before the conference. (2 pages)
31/10/1905
Arrangements for National Union of Women Workers' Conference visit to Bournville, detailed account of the conference.
(5 pages)
08/11/1905
Visit by Lady Dorothy Neville, M.H.U. Meeting, family shopping trip to Malvern, family visits and responses to family news.
(2 pages)
13/11/1905
George and Edward Cadbury at London for the 'Daily News', domestic arrangements at home, responses to family news.
(3 pages)
21/11/1905
Visits and various committees including Estate Meeting at Bournville, arrangements for the village children's Christmas party, opening of a new Adult School in the Meeting House built by George Cadbury Junior at Northfield.
(2 pages)
29/11/1905
Visit to London, meetings of the National Union of Women Workers, Annual Meeting of the Girls' Club Union, visit to Canon Barnett and his wife Henrietta Barnett, visits to Worcester and Edgbaston, problems with telephones, various family and social activities at home.
(3 pages)
05/12/1905
Visits to Miss Chamberlain, attending a Dog Show and meeting of the Book Society, Settlement Committee, various social calls, ill-health of son Laurence John Cadbury, Christmas shopping and various social calls, Woodbrooke committee.
(2 pages)
13/12/1905
Estate Meeting at Bournville, arrangements for the development of the Bournville Carillion, M.H.U. meeting, Christmas shopping, children's exhibition at the Bournville Village Schools. Taylor Cadbury also refers to social visits and making costumes for Cadbury children's school plays before responding to family news.
(3 pages)
19/12/1905
Pencil annotations state that this letter was written by Taylor Cadbury's sister Josephine Taylor. The letter provides a detailed account of family news, festivities for local children including 'a Christmas Tree and Treat' at Ruskin Hall and a lecture by Rendel Harris at Woodbrooke.
(4 pages)
27/12/1905
Account of Christmas celebrations including a family party. Responses to family news.
(3 pages) |