| Description | Letters to Edward Linley Sambourne re his son Roy's acceptance and progress at Eton, mostly from his housemaster Arthur Ainger. Includes: two letters from McCaig Brown re the possibility of Roy attending Charterhouse 15 Oct 1889, 8 Oct 1891; letter from John Donaldson, regretting that he cannot put Roy's name down for his house but recommending Arthur Ainger 27 Nov 1888; letter (incomplete) to Maggie from [a master's wife] thanking her for mentioning their house to her friend, they will have one vacancy next term so her friend should write to her husband on the matter 4 May 1891; letter from John McKinlay urging Linley to fix with Mr Luxmoore to take Roy into his house, also inviting him round one evening to hear a Russian pianist 5 May 1891. (42 items) |