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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2546
TitleFlorence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer
Date1876-1890
Extent1 bundle (88 items)
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorChristopher Blencowe Noble Dunn of Crich (1836-1892), medical doctor
Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer
Administrative HistoryLetters, 1876-1890
Custodial HistoryThese letters were purchased by Derbyshire Record Office in June 1982 from a private individual in Vancouver, Canada for £2,000 (£1,000 have been received from the V&A Museum and £500 from the Friends of National Libraries).
Access CategoryOPEN
CopiesThese letters have been digitised and can be viewed on The Florence Nightingale Digitization Project website at http://archives.bu.edu/web/florence-nightingale
Related MaterialThis collection is number 39 in Derbyshire Record Office’s “50 Treasures” selection. For more information, see https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/treasure-39-florence-nightingales-letters-to-c-b-n-dunn/
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