Papers of Eric Bruce and Helen King (later Bruce), 1855-1938, n.d.

File

MS. Eng. c. 5763

Held at the Weston Library

Includes

(fols. 1-67) letters to Helen King, mainly from (fols. 1-44) her parents, 1880-1884, n.d.
(fols. 68-185) letters from Austin King, in the army, South Africa, 1899-1901, 1922-1923, to his sisters, mainly to Helen King
(fols. 186-218) papers relating to General Bruce's estate, 1887
(fols. 219-243, 297) printed prospectuses for Eric Bruce's electrical translucent balloon for advertising or signalling, 1885-1887, a printed article about it, 1893, and a printed sale catalogue of the balloons, c.1893
(fols. 244-279) printed prospectuses for Popular Science Lectures given by Bruce, 1894/1895-[1910/1911].

Dates

297 Leaves

MS. Eng. c. 5763

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