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Letter from Gertrude Bell to her stepmother, Dame Florence Bell

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Reference code
GB/1/1/1/1/24/12
Recipient
Bell, Dame Florence Eveleen Eleanore
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Extent and medium
1 letter, paper
Language
English
Location
England ยป London

51.5071875, -0.1339375

British Red Cross, 31 St James' Square Aug 5 Dearest Mother. I write a word here so as to catch the post. I could not possibly get away next week. I am having a horrible time, with a lot of new people, all to be taught and all making mistakes at every moment. There is no one in whose hands I could leave the office even for a day. It's being rather intolerable altogether. I hate changing and changes. Ever your affectionate daughter Gertrude

Evolving Hands is a collaborative digital scholarship project between Newcastle University and Bucknell University which explores the use of Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and Text Encoded Initiative (TEI XML) to enhance cultural heritage material. In this project, we have applied these methods to a selection of letters from the Gertrude Bell Archive.

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