Personal journals of, and other books belonging to, Frances Arnold-Forster. 1861-1917.

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Arnold-Forster, Frances, 1857-1921. Personal journals of, and other books belonging to, Frances Arnold-Forster.

Personal journals of, and other books belonging to, Frances Arnold-Forster. 1861-1917.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60600513

The collection comprises: (a) Six volumes of personal journals of Frances Arnold-Forster, autograph, covering the years, 1871-73, 1873-76, 1876-79, 1879-83, 1883-85, and 1885-87, and describing her life (and interest in church and missionary activity) in her home village of Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire, and in London, the Lake District, Ireland, and elsewhere. There is considerable reference to contemporary public events, including episodes in the public life of W.E. Forster; (b) A commonplace book of Frances Arnold-Forster containing transcribed poems, notes of historical or exemplary incidents, and extracts from sermons, apparently in several hands and written from both ends; the dates of entries go up to 1917. The book is inscribed "Frances Egerton Arnold, a present from her Mother on the Christmas Tree, December 27th, 1869, Fox How"; (c) Frances Arnold-Forster's prayer book (London, 1861), inscribed at the front "Frances Egerton Arnold from her loving Aunt & Godmother F. Arnold, Fox How, August 7th 1862", with autograph manuscript notes of her dates of birth, baptism, confirmation, first communion, etc., of the names and dates of baptism of her godchildren, and of important family occasions when she had used the book. The latest date amongst the notes is 1902.

7 v., manuscript, and 1 v., printed.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds