Letters from Flora Shaw to Louise Shaw | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

Letters from Flora Shaw to Louise Shaw

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 590, Box 2, file 1

Summary

Letters from Flora to her sister, Louise ("Lulu").

(fols.1-4) Hong Kong, thanking Louise for the cable, 3 Jan 1908

(fols. 5-14) en route to Canton, describing the trip, 12 Jan 1908

(fols. 15-21) Hong Kong, continuing the description of Canton, 16 Jan 1908

(fols. 22-26) Hong Kong, 27 Jan 1908

(fols. 27-30) Hong Kong, 3 Feb 1908

(fols. 31-32) Hong Kong, describing how Hilda's death has affected them, 10 Feb 1908

(fols. 33-35) Hong Kong, 17 Feb 1908

(fols. 36-39) Hong Kong, inquiring after Louise's children, 25 Feb 1908

(fols. 40-43) Hong Kong, 3 Mar 1908

(fols. 44-45) Shanghai, 12 Mar 1908

(fols. 46-49) Shanghai, complaining about the weather in Shanghai and comparing it to England, 16 Mar 1908

(fols. 50-54a) Hong Kong, describing her return from Shanghai and the musical party she organised with copy of the programme and press cutting, 24 Mar 1908

(fols. 55-58) Hong Kong, describing a busy week of parties and dinners, 30 Mar 1908

(fols. 59-60) Hong Kong, 7 Apr 1908

(fols. 61-62) Hong Kong. Letter written by Mrs. Wooster informing Louise that Flora has been ill and the doctor has recommended returning to England for the summer months, 18 Apr 1908

(fols. 63-64) London, thanking Louise for her support and saying goodbye, 25 Nov 1908

(fols. 65-66) Port Said, 30 Nov 1908

(fols. 67-68) Port Said, 5 Dec 1908

(fols. 69-70) Hong Kong, discussing her illness, 28 Feb 1909

(fols. 71-72) Granna, Sweden, praising the beauty of her surroundings, 5 Aug 1909(?)

(fols. 73-76) Granna, Sweden, 26 Aug 1909

(fols. 77-79) Trans Siberian Railway, describing the comfort of travel by rail, 11 Oct 1910

(fols. 80-86) Peking, describing the palaces and temples, "not a new world, but an old one", 24 Oct 1910

(fols. 87-88) Ships menus from the SS Sui Wo, 27 Oct 1910

(fols. 89-91) Shanghai, describing their departure from Peking with a guard of honour and on a special railway car and the sights they see while travelling across China, 29 Oct 1910

(fol. 92) cutting from the South China Morning Post reporting on return of the Lugards to Hong Kong, 2 Nov 1910

(fols. 93-101) Hong Kong, discussing how well she feels and various receptions they have attended, 4 Nov 1910

(fols. 102-105) Hong Kong, 12 Nov 1910

(fols. 106-109) Hong Kong, 19 Nov 1910

(fols.110-115) Hong Kong, 26 Nov 1910

(fols. 116-121) Hong Kong, 2 Dec 1910

(fols. 122-125) Hong Kong, discussing the upcoming elections, 10 Dec 1910

(fols. 126-129) Hong Kong, 17 Dec 1910

(fols. 130-135) Hong Kong, 23 Dec 1910

(fols. 136-137) Hong Kong, 31 Dec 1910