| Description | This long list provides details of all the people who wrote to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury congratulating her on her ninetieth birthday. The list reflects the scope of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's involvement in public philanthropic work throughout her lifetime.
Letters from Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's extended family and social acquaintances are listed alongside letters sent by a wide variety of associations including the Birmingham & Midlands Association of University Women, the Bournville Parent-Teacher Association, the Birmingham Y.W.C.A., various Scout groups and the Liberal Party Organisation. As well as reflecting the extent of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's public philanthropic work, the list is a useful resource for identifying people who were associated with organisations in Birmingham and beyond, such as women involved with the Moseley Road Women's Adult School and the National Council of Women. An interesting letter noted on the final page of the list came from Mr. Michael B. Southam, the son of the Manager of Lloyd's Bank in Bournville who shared his birthday with Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury on 24th June. Letters from old family friends are also noted in the list, such as a letter from Mrs. Sarah J. Young who had nursed Elizabeth's stepson Edward Cabdury at Malvern when he was eight years old.
The list concludes with details of letters offering congratulations to Taylor Cadbury on her birthday which were received after 24th June 1948. |