| Description | This section contains family journal letters written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury during 1904. These letters were all typed and addressed from Taylor Cadbury's home, the Manor House in Northfield. They are dated as follows:
25/08/1904, 26/08/1904, 13/09/1904, 23/09/1904, 27/09/1904, 04/10/1904, 11/10/1904, 18/10/1904, 25/10/1904, 15/11/1904, 22/11/1904, 29/11/1904, 06/12/1904, 13/12/1904, 29/12/1904.
Summary of events in 1904:
Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's family journal letters written during the summer of 1904 typically remark on the large numbers of people who visited Bournville and the Manor House during the summer months. Her letters for August refer to one weekend when the Cadbury family hosted a visit by eight hundred and fifty children. Letters written during August also refer to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's dental problems and the ill health of her sisters Annie Frances and Josephine. Other letters include comments by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury on the political situation drawn from her reading of the 'Daily News', and accounts of a family visit to Wynd's Point in Malvern. Letters refer to the funeral of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's cousin Hannah Cadbury and provide an account of her visit to Florence Nightingale in London. Many letters include details about Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's philanthropic activities such as her involvement with the National Union of Women Workers, her class of women at the Seven Street Adult School and her work with the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in Birmingham. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury also comments on the establishment of a Missionary Training Home, Kingsmead, in Selly Oak in association with the Woodbrooke Quaker College and remarks on her husband George Cadbury's involvement with the 'Daily News'. Letters towards the end of the year in particular include details about Taylor Cadbury's involvement in educational work with Worcester Education Committee and her role in the development of the Bournville Village Schools, including meeting with a representative from the Board of Education. The final letter written in 1904 features an account of the annual children's Christmas party held in Bournville.
See individual entries for more detail about the content of these letters. |