Comprises [early] childhood letters to “Dadde” telling John that he had been out for someone’s birthday and they had [ice cream], and that Joan sends love and kisses; and to “Mummie” telling Hilda that a kitten had arrived, it was black and they didn’t want a white one because it would get dirty, and that Joan sends love and kisses. With an envelope annotated as “taken from letters to father”.

Consists of an [early] childhood letter to “Mumme” hoping that she is having a nice time in London, saying he expects [she will like the sea] and sending love to [John Pendlebury] and love from Joan.

Consists of a childhood letter to “Mummy” sent from [boarding school] including a table of marks for Classics, Maths, French, English and History-Geography. Telling Hilda about a cricket match and that he was glad she was coming to visit.

Describing a day out at the circus that “Nannie” had him David to. Sent from 31 Barrow Road, Cambridge.

Comprises a letter to “Mummie” sent from Winstanley, Great Malvern, telling Hilda: that they had a lovely party for Joan’s birthday and that she liked her presents; that he liked school and didn’t like weekends; that he was good at needlework, and he and Joan could sing ‘God save the King’ and were given mugs with the King and Queen on by Janna; about the park and that he had an ice cream with Jonathan in the park; that he had been naughty at school; and that they were going to have a picnic with Barbara and Margaret soon. Signed by David and Joan.