| Description | This correspondence includes:
/1-/5 from Otta Tarn, most of which are written from 'The Links' in the autumn term of 1916, with the exception of /1 which is written during the summer of that year and gives details about her difficult journey north of Inverness involving passport checks. /2 mentions her plans to help with the war effort by making bandages or doing some hospital work, and the remainder of the letters contain details about daily life at school
/6 from Audrey James and Esmee Whittall, written in a notebook labelled 'Audrey & Esmee Private Notes dedicated to Cynthy' which also includes a letter from Cynthia to Audrey and Esmee. Statements in this notebook suggest that it was sent to Cynthia and returned to 'The Links' so that Audrey and Esmee could write the next instalment of their account of life at school during the autumn term of 1916. The content is largely concerned with disagreements between the correspondents and other pupils at 'The Links'
/7 from Esmee Whittall containing her opinions about fellow pupils
/8-/9 from Beryl Peice, 1916
/10 from Lilias Hawker, written from the British Embassy, Rome, undated, encouraging Cynthia to travel widely, if her father will agree to her doing so, and giving details about her own travels in Italy
/11-/12 from Myrth Whittall. /11 is written from 'The Links' in 1917 and includes news about the fortunes of the cricket team, while /12 is written from Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, and probably dates from 1919. Myrth mentions attending various plays in London, including 'Abraham Lincoln' which was on at the Hammersmith Lyric in 1919, and her family's plans to travel to Constantinople
/13 from Hester Hardy, written from 'The Links', probably during the summer term of 1917. It contains details about the success of the school cricket team and mentions that pupils are going to the sea to bathe rather than the baths. It also mentions Cynthia's work at the War Office
/14 from an unidentified correspondent at 'The Links', undated. |