KP/WKT/2/KEN/JANE/1 - Letter, Jane Kenney to Warwick Kenney-Taylor, 11/7/1953

Reference code

KP/WKT/2/KEN/JANE/1

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Item

Title

Letter, Jane Kenney to Warwick Kenney-Taylor, 11/7/1953

Date/s

11/7/1953

Creator

Kenney, Jane

Creator

Kenney-Taylor, Warwick

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Jane writes to her nephew, Warwick, to express her sadness at the passing of her sister and his mother, Annie Kenney, who died on 9/7/1953. “My heart’s love, and my prayers are with Annie for quiet rest and loving reception, and with you all in deepest sympathy. Jane shares her feelings of grief and loss, remembering Annie as having “developed her soul far higher and better than any of the rest of us”. She recalls spending time with Annie in London during WWI, mentioning Lord Northcliffe, publishing magnate and one of the masterminds behind much of the WWI propaganda, calling Annie “the finest little diplomat in Europe”. The letter ends with an emotional call to Annie and an expression of regret for the physical distance separating Jane from Jessie and the rest of her family.

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A digital copy may be viewed at Suffragette Stories: https://suffragettestories.omeka.net/items/show/110

KP - The Kenney Papers
- KP/WKT - Warwick and Joan Kenney-Taylor
  - KP/WKT/2 - Correspondence
    - KP/WKT/2/KEN/JANE - Correspondence with Jane Kenney
      - KP/WKT/2/KEN/JANE/1 - Letter, Jane Kenney to Warwick Kenney-Taylor, 11/7/1953