About this item
Summary
Letter written from Berlin, Germany, in which Bell provides an overview of her recent activities, noting that she is attending a ball that evening. The first page of the letter is missing.
Reference code
GB/1/1/1/1/7/4
Recipient
Bell, Dame Florence Eveleen Eleanore
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Person(s) mentioned
Lascelles, Gerald
Creation Date
Extent and medium
1 letter with envelope, paper
Language
English
Coordinates
52.515563, 13.381063
Transcription
very glad as he is extremely nice. Today it feels quite like Spring. We went out this morning and we have been taking the air on the roof this afternoon, which was the only place out of doors where we might go alone with shocking the feelings of Berlin! Tonight we go to another ball. All the Staff dines as it is Gerald's last evening. Ever your very affectionate daughter Gertrude
Enhanced transcription
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.
IIIF Manifest
https://cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/info/p21051coll46/7477/manifest.json
Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/