Bax, Emily, 1882-1943.
Emily Bax fonds - 1938, 1939.
1 cm. of textual records.
Emily Bax was born in 1882 in London, England, and was educated at the Grey Coat Hospital Foundation School. She was the second woman to be employed as secretary at the American Embassy in London, and worked there from 1902 to Dec. 1914. From December 1914 on she resided in New York. In 1939 her book Miss Bax of the Embassy was published. Emily Bax died Jan. 3, 1943.
These letters were donated to the National Council of Women of Canada, ca. 1965, by their recipient, Mrs. Milner Wood, along with an inscribed copy of Miss Bax of the Embassy (F4301 Rare Book).
The fonds consists of two typescript letters to Mrs. Milner Wood, Woodman's Point on the St. John's River, dated June 3, 1938 and May 16, 1939. Topics discussed include Emily Bax's book, the World's Fair, the King's speech, and her daily life and plans.
Title based on contents.
Donated by the National Council of Women of Canada in 1967 as part of the Lady Aberdeen Library on the History of Women.
Call number: WA20
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