The archive consists of diaries, correspondence, photographs and memorabilia relating to Holme's activities as a suffragette; her work with the Women's Volunteer Reserve and the Scottish Women's Hospital Unit during the First World War; her visits to and relief work in Serbia / Yugoslavia; and her personal life and friendships. Many items across the collection relate to her girlfriend Evelina Haverfield.
Holme , Vera Louise , 1881-1969 , actress and suffragetteThe archive consists of two typescript memoirs concerning Lady Reading and 3 photographs.
Isaacs , Lady , Stella , 1894-1971 , nee Charnaud , marchioness of Reading and Baroness Swanborough , founder of the Women's Royal Voluntary ServiceSmieton , Dame , Mary
Dunbar , Elsa
The archive consists of a typescript biography and curriculum vitae (1997); correspondence (1956-1987).
Jackson , Mary Alexandra , 1905-1977 , nee Telford , teacher and voluntary workerThe archive consists of reading copies of tapes, summaries and transcriptions of fourteen individual interviews. The National Life Stories (formerly National Life Story Collection (NLSC)) was established at the British Library in 1987 to 'record first-hand experiences of as wide a cross-section of present-day society as possible'. This small collection focuses on the lives of pioneering career women, each of whom made their mark in traditionally male-dominated areas such as politics, the law and medicine. The project was supported by the Women's Library and the Friends of The Women's Library (formerly known as the Fawcett Society Library).
British Library Sound Archive , National Life Story TrustThe archive consists of papers relating to Richard Russell's and his wife's work for the organisation 'Aid to Displaced Persons: Great Britain', later the 'Aid to European Refugees'. Containing correspondence with the Garbagnate Committee (1957); correspondence, financial details, reports and publicity material on aims and patrons of Aid to Displaced Persons (1957); accounts of various funds administers by Aid to Displaced Persons (1956-1957).
Russell , Richard F , fl 1951-1972 , social reformerThe archive consists of personal papers mainly relating to training and work as a medical social worker (hospital almoner) 1920s-1950s, and correspondence relating to historical family documents and her aunt Rose Squire. It includes correspondence, a London School of Economics Social Work exam paper (1927), lecture notes on the subject of health and hospital social work, and two photographs of Rose Squire.
Squire , Hilda M L , 1898-1991 , health visitorThe archive consists of a list of names and a caricature (1917); press cutting and list of names of British delegation (1919); correspondence related to the Overseas League in Scotland and the English Speaking Union and Mother's Institute; one letter from Sylvia Pankhurst (1920-1938); Christmas Card for the Canadian Women's Institute (1939).
Wrench , Winifride , fl 1919-fl 1938 , journalist