MANUSCRIPT
Webb family : Papers
- Date
- 1871-1878, 1916-1919
- By
- Webb familyWebb, William Henry, active 1871-1878; Foote, Arthur, active 1916-1919; Webb, Ellen, active 1871-1878
- Reference
- MS-Papers-7375
- Description
Comprises letters from William Webb to his mother and sister, Ellen, describing his life and activities from his various postings in Katikati (briefly), Waipukurau and Napier as a telegraph operator. Also, letters from William Webb's nephew, Arthur Foote, to his family from France and Sling Camp during World War I, together with greeting and christmas cards of that era.
Source of title - Supplied
William and Ellen Webb, son of William Webb and Frances Harris, who were originally from Truro, Cornwall, were born in Hokitika. William became a telegraph operator with the Post Office and worked in Kumara, Waipukurau and Napier.
Arthur Foote was the son of Ellen and nephew of William Webb.
Quantity: 11 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss
Provenance: The donor is a descendant of Arthur Foote.
Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to the Photographic Archive - To Photographic Archive - Photographs of Webb and Foote families (PAColl-7763).
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 11 folder(s), 0.10 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Mss
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Letters
Date: 1871-1873
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-01
Description: Includes letter from Ellen Webb to cousin in Cornwall. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1874
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-02
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Postcards and greeting cards
Date: [ca 1915-1919]
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-11
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1878
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-06
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1916-1917
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-08
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1875
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-03
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1876
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-04
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Undated and fragments of letters
Date: [ca 1871-1879], 1929
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-07
Description: Includes letter to Mrs Webb, congratulating her on being 104 years old. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1918
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-09
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1877
From: Webb family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7375-05
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).