| Description | Copies of papers relating to the work of Dorothy Buxton, gathered together at some point by the Save the Children Fund (SCF) archivist. Includes:
/1 Copy letter from Eglantyne Jebb, honorary secretary of Save The Children Fund, to Mrs Buxton, regretting her resignation as honorary secretary and thanking her for her work as head of the Information Bureau, 4 September 1919.
/2 Copy note referring to Dorothy Buxton's work since 1914 for a better understanding between England and Germany, forming the Fight the Famine Council and later, the Save The Children Fund, 1920s.
/3 Copy of a newspaper article with biographical information on Dorothy Buxton, taken from Accrington Labour News, 14 November 1922.
/4 Copy of biographical note about Charles Roden Buxton, husband of Dorothy Buxton, 1928.
/5 Copy of letter from Edward Fuller, SCF Public Relations Officer, to Dorothy Buxton, 1953, alluding to references to Dorothy in his book 'The Rights of the Child', 23 February 1953.
/6 Copy of 'Thoughts on the Origins of Save The Children Fund' by David Buxton [son of Dorothy Buxton], 1989: Copy of essay with allusion to the earliest origins of SCF, its pioneering work to influence public attitudes to 'the enemy' after World War I, and the motivations of the two sisters who founded it, April 1989. The essay was read at the 70th anniversary meeting of SCF held in Norwich. |