IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 E/LS
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SMITH FAMILY
Date(s): 1855-1882
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.01 linear metres (15 files).
Name of creator(s): Smith | family | of London
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
This small group of documents shows some of the provision made by Benjamin Smith, who died in 1861, for his daughters Barbara (1827-1891) and Anne Leigh Smith; Barbara married Dr Eugene Bodichon in 1857. She was a tireless worker in improving the position of women, especially in education. Among her friends were Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
The collection comprises records of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Anne Leigh Smith, including marriage settlement, insurance documents, and papers relating to property in Marylebone.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
E/LS/001 to E/LS/015.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Gifted to the Archive in September 1968.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: Records prepared May to September 2011.