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Ref NoMS 466/1/1/13/11
Finding NumberMS 466/169/22-26
TitlePapers relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury, the Friends' School at Sohagpur and the Central College for Women in Nagpur
LevelSub Series
Date07 March 1936-04 June 1936
DescriptionThis section contains correspondence relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's donation of money towards establishing a scholarship for pupils at the Friends' School in Sohagpur. The letters refer to the work of the Friends' Service Council and the Central College for Women in Nagpur providing an insight into work supporting the development of educational opportunities for women in India during the early twentieth century.
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FormatItems
Related MaterialInformation about Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and the Friends' Mission at Itarsi taken from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London, Harrap, 1955), p. 170.
Access StatusOpen
AdminHistoryIn 1936 Lady Edna Gowan, the President of the Central College for Women in Nagpur, issued an appeal for money to establish a scholarship which would enable girls from the Friends' School in Sohagpur to continue their education at the Central College. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury responded to Lady Gowan's appeal and, following her visit to schools and hospitals established by the Friends' Service Council in India, donated money for the scholarship.
LanguageEnglish
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