| Level | Item |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | KWH/B/18/172 |
| Title | Letter from Dr Guggenbuhl, Abendberg, [Switzerland], to unidentified correspondent |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Date | 1849 |
| Description | Addressed to Dear friend ['Cher ami' - possibly George Lovejoy], he asks after Miss Mildforth [?Miss Mitford]; recalls the correspondent's interest in his work in establishing a new career for the most wretched class of suffering humanity; recommends articles for Miss Mildforth about the Abendberg 'retreat' and asks that the correspondent encourages her to write to promote his work
10 November 1849
[Johann Jakob Guggenbühl (1816-1863) Swiss doctor specialising in education for people with intellectual disabilities; in 1842 he established a training school for 'cretins' [historic term] in Abendberg] |
| Notes | This entry’s description has been retrospectively altered, expanded upon, or elements removed, where historic offensive or derogatory language has been identified as part of the Cadbury Research Library’s equitable cataloguing project, 2024-2026. |
| Language | French |
| Access Status | Open |