Covering letter and enclosure from William Cubbon, 'Merville', Hutton, Essex to Margaret Stevenson, Manx Museum, Douglas

Date(s): 6 December 1954

Creator(s): Cubbon, William

Scope & Content: Cubbon encloses a piece of his on Sir William Hillary with his reasons for not sending it for publication. He writes, 'This is probably the last letter I ever write, and I wish it to be of a good and kind nature ... So good bye to everybody at the Museum which I love'. An accompanying covering letter from his son Mr W R Cubbon sets out his father's wishes that the letter be shown to named friends outside the Museum and reports on his father's health.

Administration / Biographical History: Cubbon, a previous Librarian and Director of the Manx Museum and National Trust, died on 1 January 1955. This was his last letter written to the museum.

Language: English

Extent: 6 sheets and 2 sheets

Item name: covering letter; article

Collection: Manuscript Archive

Level: FILE

ID number: MS 05582

Retrieval number: MS 05582 A

Record class: Private

Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material. Advance notification of a research visit is advisable by emailing library@mnh.gov.im

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