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[Letter, Rosalind Nash to Brigadier General Sir Douglas Dawson, November 4, 1927] Nash, Rosalind Nightingale
Description
Rosalind Nash, Cannon Lodge, Hampstead, N.W.S., to Brigadier General Sir Douglas Dawson, concerning the error in his autobiography in describing the delivery of the Order of Merit to Florence Nightingale. Also included are copied extracts from Elizabeth Bosanquet's diary and Dawson's autobiography as evidence of what Nash was referring to, along with an envelope on which is described the group of items.
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[Letter, Rosalind Nash to Brigadier General Sir Douglas Dawson, November 4, 1927]
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| Date Created |
1927
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| Description |
Rosalind Nash, Cannon Lodge, Hampstead, N.W.S., to Brigadier General Sir Douglas Dawson, concerning the error in his autobiography in describing the delivery of the Order of Merit to Florence Nightingale. Also included are copied extracts from Elizabeth Bosanquet's diary and Dawson's autobiography as evidence of what Nash was referring to, along with an envelope on which is described the group of items.
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| Extent |
2 pages
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1734-02-086; RBSC_ARC_1734_02_086
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-02-086
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| Date Available |
2026-03-12
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIP UUID |
c7ab68d6-c7d7-4a05-8b93-9a3c94ad3b6d
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0018234
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/