Fitchett, correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 William Fitchett/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 24 December 1905-5 January 1914
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 7 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 559/69/1-6;D Letters (5) and telegram, to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 22 and 29 April 1910 and 28 and 19 June 1911, 5 January 1914 [Personal including description of visit to Lamer Park, Wheathampstead] 8 leaves, autograph
  • MS 559/70/1-2;D Letters (2) to Reginald Smith, 24 December 1905 and 17 October 1910 [Including news of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, his family, Smith's ancestors and mention of Kitchener and Edward Adrian Wilson] 3 leaves, autograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates primarily to the Cherry-Garrard family, their ancestors and the family home in Hertfordshire. There is also mention of the Reginald Smith family and other news.

Related Material

The Institute holds several archival collections which include correspondence to or from Apsley Cherry-Garrard, for a fuller list of these collections see GB 015 Apsley Cherry-Garrard.