GB 0102 MS 380619 - Temple, Margaret

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GB 0102 MS 380619 1940-1942 Collection (fonds) 1 file Temple , Margaret , fl 1939-1943 , governess

Margaret Temple worked as a governess for the Ethiopian royal family at Fairfield, Bath, from 1939 to 1943. Haile Selassie (1892-1975) became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930 and fought against the Italian invasion in 1935, but fled to British protection in 1936. In 1940, following Italy's entry into World War Two, he returned to Africa with British aid, re-entering Ethiopia and regaining his throne in 1941.

Donated in 1986.

Papers, 1940-1942 and undated, of Margaret Temple relating to the Ethiopian royal family, comprising three signed typescript letters to her, 1940-1942, from Fairfield, Bath, and from the Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa, including one from Haile Selassie, the subjects including care of the children, the situation in Italy, and air raids on Bath; four undated photographs of the royal family and an undated photograph of a building, possibly Fairfield.

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Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Source: information on Haile Selassie at http://www.encyclopedia.com Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2002 Age distribution Age groups Air warfare Bath Childhood Children Child welfare East Africa England Ethiopia Europe International conflicts Italy Military engineering Monarchy Photographs Political systems Selassie I , Hailie , 1891-1975 , Emperor of Ethiopia Social welfare Somerset Temple , Margaret , fl 1939-1943 , governess UK Visual materials War Warfare Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) London

Donated in 1986.

Papers, 1940-1942 and undated, of Margaret Temple relating to the Ethiopian royal family, comprising three signed typescript letters to her, 1940-1942, from Fairfield, Bath, and from the Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa, including one from Haile Selassie, the subjects including care of the children, the situation in Italy, and air raids on Bath; four undated photographs of the royal family and an undated photograph of a building, possibly Fairfield.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English

Database.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English