Margaret Ida Balfour's letters to family members
- Date:
- 1917
- Reference:
- PP/MIB/B/21
- Part of:
- Margaret Ida Balfour, CBE, MD, CM, FRCOG (1866-1945)
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Letters to Shaddie, Edith and Annie. Train - Calcutta - Madras -Salem - Eroda Station - Podamur Station - Mysore - Hyderabad - Dhond Junction - Bombay - near Jubbulpore - Surat - Marwar Junction - Deda Station - Quetta Mail - Sohdrar Station - Gwalior - Lady Hardinge College Delhi - Simla ("At last my travels are over"). 28 Oct Train going to Gaya - 1 Nov Train returnng to Delhi (last letter for the year)
Letter of 20 Jan mentions Dr Scudder of Vellore, and innoculation of MIB for plague "very bad in all this part of India". Letter of 18 Mar describes opening of the Lady Hardinge Hospital - "a purdah ceremony"
Publication/Creation
1917
Physical description
1 file
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores