'Four Women, Four Wars'

Typescript entitled 'Four Women, Four Wars', which is the story of Samuel Lavington Hart and four female members of the author's family; his mother Fanny, his sister in law Mary Hart nee Harris, his first wife Elsie Peake and his second wife Edith Kendwrick. The material is gathered from original le...

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Order number: MS 380723
Main author: Clark; Philippa (fl 1996-1999)
Order: MS 380723
Date(s) of creation: Apr 1996
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380723
Order number: MS 380723
Summary: Typescript entitled 'Four Women, Four Wars', which is the story of Samuel Lavington Hart and four female members of the author's family; his mother Fanny, his sister in law Mary Hart nee Harris, his first wife Elsie Peake and his second wife Edith Kendwrick. The material is gathered from original letters and diaries, from the book Mary Hart, from the book Lavington Hart of Tientsin by A.P. Cullen, from newspaper reports and cuttings, and from memory. It is told as a narrative, and is arranged into chapters: 1. Fanny and the Franco Prussian War, 1870, covering the years 1858 to 1891. 2. Mary and the Sino Japanese War, 1894, covering the years 1892 to 1895. 3. Elsie and the Boxer Rebellion, 1900, covering the years 1895 to 1913. 4. Edith and the Russian Revolution, 1917, covering the years 1913 to 1929.
Main author: Clark; Philippa (fl 1996-1999)
Extent: 1 vol.
Admin history: Philippa Frances Clark was born on 14th January 1922 and is the daughter of the London Missionary Society missionary to China Samuel Lavington Hart, who was Principal of the Anglo-Chinese College in Tianjin [Tientsin]. Samuel Lavington Hart was born in 1858 to Fanny and Thomas Baron Hart. The family moved to Paris in 1864 as Thomas Baron took up the pastorate of the Congregational Church in Rue Royale and Thomas Baron Hart remained in Paris during the Franco Prussian War. In 1889 Samuel Lavington Hart married Elsie Peake. He was appointed, toge ... View more
Acquisition: Presented to SOAS Library by Mrs Philippa Clark, via Dr Norman Cliff, on 1 July 1999.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Related material: CWM
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P1677 Clark; Philippa (fl 1996-1999) Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
1814991 China
2017370 Russia