Correspondence between Sir Brudenell and Lady White, 1905-1940

Component identifier:

Subseries 2-1

Content Summary:

Sir Brudenell and Lady White exchanged a large number of letters over the course of their marriage, many of which have been preserved, capturing a very full account of their lives. There are a large number of their letters to each other during the years of the First World War, when they were apart for over five years. Before and after the war years, the requirements of Sir Brudenell's work and the fact that Lady White stayed on their farm while he worked in the city during the week, meant that they were often apart. It is clear from the correspondence that they shared a very caring relationship and both made time to regularly write long, informative letters to each other about their day-to-day activities. A small number of their letters can also be found scattered throughout folders in subseries 2.3 and 2.4.

[67 folders]

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were acquired in several instalments from the family of Sir Brudenell White. The first large instalment was received in 1976 from White's daughter, Rosemary, Lady Derham. This was followed by small additions to the collection in 1979, 1982, 1984 and 1989. In 1999 Lady Derham added the remaining papers she held to the collection. A further small addition was received in 2003 from White's grandson, Mark Derham.

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