| Description | Entitled: '84 - P to S 1932'.
Arranged chronologically. Includes letters and copy letters concerning: dinner and luncheon invites [Staffordshire Iron & Steel Institute, 19 Dec; Burton House and Hospital and Rosemary Ednam Maternity Hospital, 15 Dec; Council of The Staffordshire Iron & Steel Institute, 14 Dec; Lord Queenborough, 15 Nov - 16 Nov; Societies of British Gas Industries, 8 Apr - 28 Oct; Overseas Officers, 17 Oct - 18 Oct; The Staffordshire Society, 8 Oct; Sunday Mercury, 10 Jun; Road Walking Association, 8 Jun; Stourbridge Rotary Club, 11 Apr - 15 Apr; British Sportsman's Club Luncheon, 14 Mar]; thank you letters from visits and invitations to Himley [Rhodes Scholars, 4 Nov]; copy letter to the Savoy Grill regarding kippers [19 Dec] and letter from Scott's Restaurant Ltd regarding bill [22 Mar]; companies concerning orders [cigarettes from Sullivan, Powell & Co., 16 Dec; shoes from Peal & Co., 5 Dec - 14 Dec; conjuror from W. H. Priestley & Sons Ltd, 2 Dec - 12 Dec; Rolls Royce Ltd, 25 Nov; tailoring, 18 Nov; frames from W. A. Remy, 9 Nov - 17 Nov; Story & Co., Furnishers & Decorators, 2 Nov; rifles, James Purdey & Sons, 18 Oct; Selfridge & Co. Ltd, 24 Feb - 12 Oct; singer Tanis, 15 Jun - 20 Jun; Rolls Royce Ltd, 9 Feb - 4 Apr; wallpapers, Alfred C. Pembery, 26 Feb; Royal Typewriters, 4 Feb]; memorial lamp of the League of Women Helpers for Lady Ednam [10 Dec]; theatre bookings [Plaza, 5 Dec]; game [2 Dec]; investments and Conversion Scheme [1 Dec]; luggage, including transport of rifles (of Lord Dudley and his guests) [Count de Pret, 23 Nov - 29 Nov 1932; Lord Dudley, 3 Jun - 14 Nov]; money raising events [Stourbridge Five Wards Women's Branches' Poultry Drive, 28 Nov; Royal Northern Hospital, 10 May - 23 Nov; bazaar at Darlaston, 27 Oct - 11 Nov; Christmas Fayre at Willenhall, 20 Jun - 27 Jun; Garden Fete at Hall Green, 10 Jun; bazaar at The Staples' Holiday Home, Crouch End, 11 May - 12 May; Midland Championship teams, 3 Feb - 5 Feb]; Civic events [Stoke on Trent, 17 Nov - 22 Nov]; dedication of chalice at Kidderminster [17 Nov - 22 Nov]; board meetings [South Staffordshire and Worcestershire District (Coal Mines) Scheme, with copy Proposals for the Amendment of Coal Mines Schemes, 21 Apr - 9 Nov].
Also charity [20 Oct - 28 Oct; Prince of Wales' British Legion Pension Fund, 22 Oct]; subscriptions ['the Tipton', 21 Oct]; justice system [agenda for Staffordshire Quarter Sessions, Michaelmas]; lessons [for Peter, 11 Apr - 24 Sep]; expenses [Amy Smith, 14 Sep]; ceremonies/officiations [Wednesbury Boys' High School, 8 Jun - 14 Sep; Solihull School, with history of school, 15 Mar - 13 Jul; Royal Northern Hospital, 15 Apr - 9 Jun; Road Walking Association, 9 Feb - 21 Apr; Stanway Cricket Club, 2 Apr - 9 Apr; Stourport Boat Club Regatta, 7 Apr; West Coseley sale of work, 20 Feb; Sedgley Working Men's Club & Institute Angling Section, 17 Feb]; meetings [Federation of Ratepayers' and Kindred Associations of Middlesex, 10 Sep; The Staffordshire Society, 14 Jul; River Severn Development Association, 26 Apr - 5 Jun; Stourport and District Horticultural and Poultry Keepers' Society, 26 Apr - 25 May] and visits [inspection of the River Severn, 13 Jun - 20 Jun]; visit to the Memory Garden and gardens at Himley [26 Apr - 19 Aug]; Lord Dudley's title [21 Jul - 25 Jul]; the late Earl's invalid chair [7 Jul]; refund for telegram sent to the Governor General of South Africa [5 Jul]; the late Earl's funeral [5 Jul]; portrait of Humble Ward [22 Jun - 27 Jun]; property [Rotherby, 7 Jun - 20 Jun]; publications ['The Remedy', 27 May; Official Brouchure for the River Severn Development Association, with draft, 21 Jan - 9 Feb]; clubs [St James', 8 Apr - 4 May; Ranelagh Club, 13 Apr - 16 Apr]; solicitation [Road Walking Association, 3 May; International Long Distance Marches, 16 Apr - 27 Apr; on behalf of friends, 18 Feb - 11 Apr; Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton, 15 Feb - 15 Mar; for jobs, 3 Mar; the British Sanatorium, Montana, Switzerland, 14 Feb]; horses [25 Mar]; applications for livings [17 Mar]; hotel reservations and tips [Queens Hotel, Birmingham, 16 Mar - 17 Mar; Ritz Hotel, 15 Mar]; winding clocks [16 Mar]; gift of communion vessels [15 Mar - 19 Mar]; landing place in Himley Park [2 Mar]; transport arrangements for the Birmingham Section of the British Industries Fair (to be attended by H.R.H The Prince of Wales and Prince George) [22 Jan - 23 Jan]. Many are annotated with shorthand notes. |