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MS 466 - Cadbury Collection - 16th cent. - 20th cent.
1 - Family papers - 1727 - 1977
1 - Papers relating to Dame Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury (1858-1951) - 1842 - 1960
2 - Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's personal and social correspondence - 1892 - 1949
14 - Letters to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury relating to her sinus operation - January 1926 - February 1926
Ref No
MS 466/1/1/2/14/1
Finding Number
MS 466/162/91
Title
Letter from William Littleboy to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury
Level
Item
Date
06 February 1926
Description
Writing from Bournville, Littleboy expresses his sympathy for Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during her illness, recommending sources for Christian inspiration such as John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress'. Littleboy reflects on the religious dimensions of life, death and suffering and the religious inspiration which motivated people to devote their lives to the service of others.
Extent
1
Format
Item
Related Material
Biographical information about William Littleboy taken from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1955), pp. 96-7.
Access Status
Open
AdminHistory
Described by Scott as among the 'stalwarts of Quakerism', William Littleboy was involved in the establishment of Woodbrooke Quaker settlement in Selly Oak during the early twentieth century.
Language
English
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