| Description | This section contains photographs of Quaker philanthropist Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury (1858-1951), the second wife of Quaker businessman and housing reformer George Cadbury (1839-1922). The photographs in this section provide a visual biography of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's life and achievements with many images illustrating her involvement with philanthropic work in Bournville and Birmingham during the early twentieth century.
The section includes a number of portrait photographs of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury as a young woman and later photographs taken on birthdays throughout her life. Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's relatives such as her parents John and Mary Jane Taylor and maternal grandmother Elizabeth Pettifer Lucas Cash are also featured. Many of the photographs show Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury with her sons and daughters and their husbands and wives. Photographs showing Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury in Bournville relate to her attendance at public events such as the annual Bournville Village Children's Festival, the Bournville Allotments Association Show and conferences of Cadbury Representatives and the Town Planning Association. As Chairman of the Bournville Village Trust between 1922 and 1951, a number of photographs show Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury opening houses in Bournville. Her philanthropic work in Birmingham and beyond is also represented in this section of photographs which includes images of her work supporting the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and inaugurating a wireless installation at a children's hospital in London. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's ninetieth birthday celebrations and the Bournville Golden Jubilee festivities are shown in a number of photographs within this section which provide an insight into the history of Bournville village during the first half of the nineteenth century. The photographs also record Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's participation in King George V's Royal Visit to Bournville in 1919 and reflect her involvement with prominent local figures such as Sir Adrian Boult. The final images in this section show the floral tributes which were displayed at Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's memorial service, commemorating her long and active life and reflecting her close association with Bournville.
The photographs in this section are attached to backing sheets, typically A3 size pieces of paper which feature a typed title, a date and a brief description of the image shown. This information has been reproduced here in the entries for each item, with the inclusion of further details where possible. When these photographs were originally catalogued each backing sheet was numbered as one individual item. This numbering system has been maintained, with some entries describing the multiple images attached to one individual backing sheet.
Information about photographers who produced the images in this series:
There are a number of photographers and photographic firms represented in this series which includes portrait photographs produced by the prestigious London firm Elliot & Fry and photographers such as Vandyk and Harold Baker. Where Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury has been photographed at events associated with the Bournville Village Trust or the Cadbury Works in Bournville then a photographer affiliated with the Trust and Firm was typically used. |