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Donor note about gift of valentines: Valentinesarchive16

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Current Location: In storage

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Donor note about gift of valentines

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Description

A hand-written note in black ink on a sheet of white wove paper, dated 6th June 1942 and signed 'Stephen Gaselee', addressing 'Scholfield' [Alwyn Faber Scholfield, librarian at C.U.L., 1923-1949] at the University Library ('U.L.C.'): 'Dear Scholfield, I do not know whether printed Valentines come into the sphere of U.L.C.: if not, please pass on to the Fitzwilliam. I can just remember them - but only just - in my childhood. Yours sincerely Stephen Gaselee'.

Legal notes

Given by Sir Stephen Gaselee, 1942

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by Gaselee, Stephen

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1942-06-06

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: Valentinesarchive16
Primary reference Number: 215582
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Donor note about gift of valentines" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215582 Accessed: 2024-11-29 00:25:41

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215582 |title=Donor note about gift of valentines |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-29 00:25:41|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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